Manchester United have returned to the top of
the Deloitte Football Money League for the first
time since 2005.
However, Brexit, which has seen the pound fall
against the euro, may see them struggle to stay
ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona next year.

The Deloitte study, which has been ranking the
world’s richest football teams for 20 years now,
says the United’s turnover during the
2015/2016 season, surpassed every other
club’s.
United have become the first football team to
earn more than £500million in a season – the
club’s total revenue is pegged at £515m.
Real, who have topped the list for 11 years,
were beaten to second place by their La Liga
rivals by just €100,000.

Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business
Group at Deloitte, said: “Manchester United
have had to wait 11 years to regain their
position as the world’s leading revenue-
generating club and it has taken phenomenal
commercial revenue growth to help them
achieve this.
“In recent years, their ability to secure
commercial partnerships with value in excess of
that achievable by their peers has been the
crucial factor in enabling the club to regain their
place at the top of the Money League.
“That said, they’ll face strong competition from
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid to retain the top
spot in next year’s edition, due to the lack of
Champions League football, the weakening of
the pound against the Euro and, over the longer
term, as other clubs enter the commercial
market demanding similar deals, using United
as the precedent.”

United’s major revenues come from their
record-breaking kit and sponsorship deals with
Adidas and Chevrolet. Their income was also
boosted by a return to the Champions League.
Deloitte Football Money League Table
Rank +/- Team 2015/16 Revenue (£m) 2014/15 Revenue (£m)

1 +2 Manchester United 515.3 395.2

2 = Barcelona 463.8 426.6

3 -2 Real Madrid 463.8 439

4 +1 Bayern Munich 442.7 360.6

5 +1 Manchester City 392.6 352.6

6 -2 Paris Saint-Germain 389.6 365.8

7 = Arsenal 350.4 331.3

8 = Chelsea 334.6 319.5

9 = Liverpool 302 298.1

10 = Juventus 255.1 246.4

11 = Borussia Dortmund 212.3 213.5

12 = Tottenham 209.2 195.9

13 +3 Atletico Madrid 171 134.4

14 -1 Schalke 04 167.9 167.1

15 = Roma 163.2 136.3

16 -2 AC Milan 160.6 151.5

17 +1 Zenit St Petersburg 147 127.7

18 N/A West Ham 143.8 122.4

19 +1 Inter Milan 134 125.4

20 N/A Leicester City