1. Manchester United – $6.55 billion
Manchester United is arguably the top richest club in the English Premier League and among the wealthiest clubs in the entire world.
The Premier League giants are currently valued at a massive $6.55 billion by Forbes ranking, making them the richest club in the UK, and the second in the world – just behind Real Madrid.
The Red Devils earned €688.6 million in revenue last year, the third-highest among English clubs and fourth globally.
In 2024, Man United generated an annual revenue of $785 million.
They are undoubtedly among the most successful English clubs in history with a record 20 League titles (13 Premier League titles), six League Cups, Twelve FA Cups, and a record 21 FA Community Shields.
The club is known for big spending during the transfer window but they are yet to surpass the £89.3 million paid to sign Paul Pogba in August 2016 which was a British-record transfer at the time and remains the club-record fee.
They have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League three times, and the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup once each.
Manchester United are based in Manchester, United Kingdom, and they have been playing home games at the 74,310-capacity Old Trafford stadium since 1910. Manchester United are listed as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange which means they are owned by the public. They have two chairmen, Joel and Avram Glazer, the club’s majority shareholders.
2. Liverpool – $5.37 billion
Liverpool is second on the list of richest clubs in England with a Forbes valuation of $5.37 billion.
Liverpool made a whopping €707.7 million in revenue for 2022 according to the Deloitte Football Money League, only behind Real Madrid and Manchester City worldwide.
Liverpool was founded in 1892 and have since played their home games at the 53,394-capacity Anfield Stadium in Merseyside, UK.
The club is currently owned by Fenway Sports Group, an American, multinational sports conglomerate.
The 75 million Jan 2018 signing of Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton is Liverpool’s record signing.
Meanwhile, the club has braced itself for a change in managerial role under Arne Slot, following the exit of Jurgen Klopp at the end of the 2023/24 season.
3. Manchester City – $5.1 billion
Manchester City is the third richest club in England, with a staggering $5.1 billion valuation.
The club is owned by City Football Group, a company that administers association football clubs, founded by UAE’s Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
Al Mubarak is the club chairman and has overseen Manchester City’s numerous successes on and off the pitch over the last decade.
Deloitte Football Money League reports that Manchester City made a massive €731 million in revenue last year, the most of any club worldwide.
The club was originally founded in 1880 as St. Mark’s (West Gorton) and then became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and it was not until 1894 when they became known as Manchester City.
The ‘Citizens’ as they are famously known, began to enjoy notable success in August 2008 when they were purchased by the Abu Dhabi United Group.
Their current record signing is Jack Grealish for whom they paid £100 million to sign from Aston Villa in the summer of 2021. Their strategy has been to sign the best available big-name players.
Manchester City is arguably the best team in England thanks to their manager Pep Guardiola who is on course to win them a third-consecutive Premier League title while also in the running for the UEFA Champions League and FA Cup to complete an unprecedented hattrick.
4. Tottenham Hotspur – $3.2 billion
Tottenham comes in at number six on the list of richest clubs in England with a valuation of $3.2 billion and generating an annual revenue of $665 million as per Forbes.
Spurs made a whopping €523 million in total revenue for 2022 and are valued highly as one of the traditional big six of English football.
The club was founded in 1882 and has hosted its home matches in the 62,850-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since April 2019.
The state-of-the-art stadium was built between 2016 and 2019 and cost £1 billion to complete, making it one of the best sports stadiums in the whole world.
The club is owned by ENIC International Ltd, a holding company founded by British billionaire Joe Lewis who purchased majority shares at the club in 2001.
Lewis’ partner at ENIC, Daniel Levy has been the executive chairman of the club ever since and is the public face of the club’s ownership.
Tottenham’s record-signing Tanguy Ndombele joined the club from Lyon in 2019 for £62 million but the midfielder has failed to meet the expectations so far.
5. Chelsea – $3.13 billion
Chelsea made €568.3 million in revenue last year, the 8th highest in the world and the fourth amongst English clubs.
This is surprising because Chelsea spent a large portion of 2022 embroiled in the uncertainty caused by former owner Roman Abramovich’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine wars which finally led to the sale of the club.
The club is owned by Blues Partners Limited, a consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly who is the club’s chairperson.
The Blues are currently valued at $3.13 billion which makes them number five of the richest clubs in England.
The club was founded in 1905 and based in West London where they play their home games at the 40,343-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium.
The club’s record signing is Enzo Fernandez who joined the club in January 2023 from Benfica for £106.8 million.
6. Arsenal (Valuation) – $2.6 billion
Arsenal is next on the list of richest clubs in England with a valuation totaling $2.6 billion.
The Gunners made €433.5 million in revenue last year according to the Deloitte Football Money League.
The club is based in North London and plays their home games at the 60,704-capacity Emirates Stadium which was opened in July 2006 and cost £390 million to construct.
Their record signing is Nicolas Pepe who joined the club for £72 million from Lille in 2019 but has since been loaned out.
Arsenal is currently owned by Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, an American company founded by Stan Kroenke who is the co-chairman of Arsenal along with his son, Josh.
Mikel Arteta’s team hopes to solidify their second-place finish in this season’s Premier League, their best finish since the 2015/16 season.
7. West Ham United (Valuation) – $1.1 billion
West Ham is one of the richest clubs in England with a net worth of $1.1 billion.
The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks, but it was not until 1900 that the club officially became known as West Ham United.
They are situated in Stratford, East London where they play their home games at the London Stadium.
West Ham is currently valued at $ 1.1 billion by Forbes, generating an annual revenue of $289 million, making West Ham number eight on our list of the richest clubs in England.
The Hammers raked in €301.2 million in 2022 according to Deloitte Football Money League making them one of the richest clubs in the world.
David Sullivan is the club chairman and controls the majority stake at the club. Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky acquired 27% of the shares of the club in November 2021 making him a minority owner of West Ham.
Their current record signing is midfielder Lucas Paqueta, signed from Lyon for £51million in August 2022.
West Ham won their first-ever European title in 2023, defeating Fiorentina 2-1 to win the UEFA Europa Conference League.
8. Aston Villa (Valuation) – $800 million
Aston Villa is one of the richest football clubs in England with an $800 million valuation, generating an annual revenue of $257 million.
The club popularly known as ‘Villa’ is based in Aston, Birmingham, and was founded in 1874.
Their 42,657-capacity stadium, Villa Park has been their home since 1897 and cost £16,733 to build which is about $32.7 million in today’s currency.
The club made €210.9m in revenue in 2022 according to the Deloitte Football Money League rankings which puts them in 21st place for 2023.
The club is owned by NSWE group, an Egyptian company owned by the Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and American billionaire Wes Edens.
The £50 million signing of Amadou Onana from Everton in July 2024 is the record money the club has spent on a single player.
The club managed by Unai Emery currently sits seventh on the Premier League table and is in a rush to finish top ten which means they could have a new record signing in the summer.
9. Newcastle United (Valuation) – $795 million
Newcastle United has recently become wealthy thanks to the 2021 purchase of £305 million by a consortium involving Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, RB Sports & Media, and PCP Capital Partners but the Saudi Arabians are the faces of the operation.
As of 2024, Newcastle United is one of the richest clubs in the world, currently valued at $795 million, generating an annual revenue of $303 million.
The new ownership has seen their valuation move up to seventh on the list of richest clubs in England and one can only expect that to increase especially with their performance so far.
The club is based in Newcastle and plays its home games at the stunning St James’ Park Stadium with a 52,305 capacity and first opened its doors in 1892.
Newcastle made €212.3 million in revenue last year which was the 20th-highest of any team in the world and the eleventh among English clubs.
The £63 million spent to sign Swedish striker Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad last summer is Newcastle’s record-signing so far.
The Eddie Howe’s team are also on course to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since the 2002/03 season.
10. Fulham – $790 million
As of 2024, Fulham FC is estimated to be valued at $790 million, with an annual revenue of $221 million.
The Cottages drifted between the 2nd and 4th tiers until being taken over by Mohamed Al-Fayed in 1997.
Fulham went on to win two divisional titles in three seasons to reach the Premier League by 2001. They won the UEFA Intercontinental Cup in 2002 and were beaten in the 2010 final of the UEFA Europa League.
After 13 consecutive seasons in the top flight, Fulham was relegated in 2014, and since then, the club has moved between the first and second tiers under their new billionaire owner Shahid Khan.
Fulham had changed divisions in five successive seasons between 2017–18 to 2021–22, being relegated after winning the 2018 and 2020 EFL Championship play-off finals.
They then won the 2021–22 EFL Championship title, before finally settling in the Premier League, where they have played since 2022.
