The Premier League is home to some of the most expensive and valuable clubs on the planet, including Manchester City and Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola’s success with the Citizens continues to make them a hugely marketable team, meanwhile United’s recent takeover whirlwind has settled following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s billion-pound investment to acquire a minority stake at Old Trafford.
The two Manchester clubs remain some of the most valuable in the world, but just how valuable are they? Sportico has compiled a list of the top teams around the world based on value, figured out using a review of financial statements and ‘more than 50 conversations with bankers, investors, consultants and team executives’.
We’ve rounded up the top 20 around the world and put them in order, take a look below at where United and City rank in this list of the world’s most valuable clubs,
1. New York City
Value: $840 million (£673m)
2. LA Galaxy
Value: $1 billion (£801.2m)
3. Inter Miami
Value: $1.02 billion (£817.2m)
4. Atlanta United
Value: $1.05 billion (£841.1m)