Man Utd second most valuable club despite struggles

Manchester United person been named nan world's 2nd astir valuable shot nine down only Real Madrid contempt their caller struggles connected nan pitch.

Forbes' yearly list, external of nan world's astir valuable shot teams ranks United 2nd pinch a worth of $6.6bn (£4.9bn), and a gross of $834m (£620m) successful nan 2023-24 season.

According to Forbes, United's worth accrued by 1% contempt finishing eighth successful nan Premier League array successful 23-24 and failing to suffice for nan Uefa Champions League.

United did triumph nan FA Cup that season, whereas successful 24-25 they vanished 15th successful nan Premier League and mislaid nan Uefa Europa League final.

Ruben Amorim's broadside will not play European shot adjacent play arsenic a result.

Despite on-pitch struggles, debts of £1bn and losses of £113.2m reported successful 23-24, United proceed to use from having 1 of nan strongest brands successful each of sport.

The nine has a monolithic world fanbase, built complete 2 decades of power successful nan 1990s and 2000s.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe initiated cost-saving measures aft he became a number proprietor of nan nine past year.

Last summer, astir 250 unit were made redundant, redeeming nan nine an estimated £8m-£10m. A further 200 staff could suffer their jobs this summer.

In March, United revealed plans for a caller £2bn stadium connected nan tract of Old Trafford.

Real apical nan rankings pinch a worth of $6.75bn and gross of $1.129bn, while Barcelona are third.

Manchester City boasted nan 2nd largest gross successful 23-24 ($901m), but are 5th successful position of full worth ($5.3bn), a 4% emergence connected nan erstwhile year.

Liverpool are nan 4th astir valuable shot nine successful nan world pinch a worth of $5.4bn) and a gross of $773m successful 23-24.

Forbes' squad valuations are endeavor values (equity positive nett debt) based connected humanities transactions and nan early economics of each convention and each team.

Revenue and operating income - specified arsenic net earlier interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization - bespeak nan 23-24 campaign.

The squad values see nan economics of each team's stadium but not nan worth of nan stadium existent property itself.

Debt is measured successful position of interest-bearing borrowings owed successful much than 1 twelvemonth (including stadium debt).

Forbes' valuations came from nine yearly reports and documents, squad executives, investors, in installments standing agency reports and sports bankers.