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On Friday, UEFA released a report detailing the finances of clubs all across Europe and highlighting different trends in the footballing landscape at the moment. As part of their report, they put together a list of the clubs with the highest revenue in the continent. Here are the top 10:
Manchester United FC – €676m
Real Madrid CF – €675m
FC Barcelona – €649m
FC Bayern Munich – €588m
Manchester City FC – €558m
Paris Saint-Germain FC – €503m
Arsenal FC – €490m
Liverpool FC – €428m
Chelsea FC – €420m
Juventus – €412m
Though there’s a pretty big gap to the top spot, Arsenal still finish extremely high up on the overall list. The likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus and AC Milan are all lagging way behind, among others, which will probably confuse some supporters given the way those clubs spend compared to Arsenal.
The difference is partly due to the fact that Arsenal are the only club not benefitting from any investment from their owner. Also, just because the Gunners bring more money in, doesn’t mean they can spend all of it on transfer fees. It’s much more complicated than that.
Hopefully, the fact that Arsenal can still bring in so much money should benefit the club in the long run, even if it doesn’t seem to be making any difference right now.
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