A recent study has named Manchester United as the most valuable club in the Premier League ahead of Liverpool and Manchester City.
Sportico puts the Reds top of the pile with a value of £4.8billion, a whole billion more than second-placed Liverpool (£3.8bn). City sit third on £3.5bn with Arsenal at £2.9bn and Chelsea, £2.8bn.
Sportico’s analysis says United have seen their value increase by 28 per cent over the past two years despite on-field troubles during that period. They have long been England’s most valuable club and have seemingly kept that title for another year.
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United are currently up for sale with reports claiming the Glazers are looking for between £6bn and £8bn for the club. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is the first potential new owner to launch their official interest, which was submitted last week.
The Failsworth-born United fan has a personal worth of around £6bn, according to the Sunday Times’ 2022 Rich List, with his company, Ineos, valued at circa £7bn. It makes him the 27th richest person in the world.
Sir Jim has investments in Formula One and cycling and purchased French football club OGC Nice in 2019.
Speaking last month, Avram Glazer gave an update on the sale of United. He admitted: “It’s not necessarily a sale.
“It’s a process and we’re going forward with the process, so we’ll see what happens. That’s the update, it’s the process and the process is proceeding.”
United CEO Richard Arnold added further context on January 8, explaining: “We can’t say a great deal beyond what we announced in our statement – that the club is conducting a strategic review to explore options for attracting new investment into the club, to enhance the club's future growth opportunity.
“As part of this process, the board will consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club, a sale, or other transactions involving the company.
“This will include an assessment of several initiatives to strengthen the club, including stadium and infrastructure redevelopment, and expansion of the club’s commercial operations on a global scale, each in the context of enhancing the long-term success of the club’s men’s, women’s and academy teams, and bringing benefits to fans and other stakeholders.”
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