The most valuable club in the Premier League revealed that Man Utd is overwhelmed at the top

According to a new study, Manchester City has replaced Manchester United as the most valuable club in the Premier League.

City were valued at 2.364 billion pounds for the 2017-2018 season, an increase of 385 million pounds over the previous year.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils were given a valuation of 2.087 billion pounds sterling after an estimated fall of 376 million pounds sterling.

The report of the Liverpool Center for Sports Business Group indicates that the decline of United could be explained by "higher wages and lower profits".

In the list of the richest clubs in the world published by Deloitte, published in January, only the Spanish teams of Real Madrid and Barcelona finished higher than United.

However, although Deloitte's list is only earnings-based, university data was also calculated on profits, non-recurring costs, average profits from player sales over a three-year period. , net badets, wage control and proportion of seats sold.

"Manchester United still has the highest business figure of any club in the Premier League, but the rising cost means they've given up the first place in the table. evaluation, "explained the study.

At the same time, the research has reduced City's increase to "a combination of higher incomes and lower wages," while adding that the club had been helped by "pulling out of the payroll some high-earners "

He determined that the two Manchester clubs were the only teams with a value of over GBP 2 billion for the 2017-18 season, the overall value of the Premier League having decreased by 1.6%.

The study also revealed that the overall value of the top division clubs was £ 14.7 billion, with the six largest clubs totaling £ 10.9 billion, or nearly quarters (74%) of the total.

The Spurs (£ 1.837bn), Liverpool (£ 1.615bn) and Chelsea (£ 1.615bn) all recorded strong increases, while the lack of football in the Champions League dropped the Arsenal value of the game. a third highest £ 1.822 billion to a sixth. Bn.

Despite the gap between Arsenal and Burnley, seventh, reaching nearly £ 1bn, the report describes The Clarets as "arguably the most wisely managed club in the Premier League financially".

2017-18 Premier League Club Reviews

1. Manchester City – £ 2.364 billion

2. Manchester United – £ 2.087 billion

3. Tottenham Hotspur – £ 1.837 billion

4. Liverpool – £ 1.615 billion

5. Chelsea – £ 1.615 billion

6. Arsenal – 1.368 billion pounds sterling

7. Burnley – 398 million pounds sterling

8. Newcastle – 383 million pounds sterling

9. Leicester City – £ 378 million

10. Southampton – £ 369 million

11. Everton – £ 363 million

12. West Ham – £ 291 million

13. Stoke City – £ 238 million

14. Huddersfield – £ 231 million

15. Brighton – £ 224 million

16. West Brom – £ 223 million

17. Watford – 214 million pounds sterling

18. Crystal Palace – £ 200 million

19. Bournemouth – 180 million pounds sterling

20. Swansea – 167 million pounds sterling