PSG Beat Man City As World’s Most Financially Powerful Club- Report

Paris St Germain has beaten Premier League club, Manchester City as the most financially powerful club in world football.

The annual Soccerex Football Finance 100 report showed the French champions led the 2020 edition with a football finance index score of 5.318.

The index is based on the value of the team’s “current squad, tangible assets, finance available in their accounts, potential owner investment and net debt,” according to Reuters.

According to the report, PSG had paid a total debt of €70 million ($75.87 million) over the last year.

The report said that Man City’s debt levels had increased by more than €90 million in the last year.

German champions, Bayern Munich followed City in the third with Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid completing the top five.

Manchester United fell 8 places from last year to 16th due to the depreciation in squad value and an increase in club’s cash debt.

Spanish champions FC Barcelona ended in the 12 position behind Atletico Madrid who are number 11 in the list.

English Premier League have 18 clubs in the top 100, while the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) followed with 17 clubs, with Los Angeles Football Club rated highest in the US and LA Galaxy at number 22.

According to Soccerex, Europe’s elite clubs amounted to 80% of the top 30 clubs, however, the report revealed further that almost half of them are owned by non-Europeans.

The report showed that the clubs are mostly owned by organisations and individuals from the Middle East, North American and Southeast Asia.

Reacting, Soccerex Managing Director, Philip Gegan, said: “This year’s report paints a positive picture of football’s collective financial health, but it also highlights the growing imbalance between the power of Europe’s modern elite, with some of the game’s heritage brands in danger of being left behind.”

“Despite Europe’s dominance, football is very much a global game with investment from football’s emerging markets very much underpinning its continued growth.”

Football Finance TOP 12

Position           Club                          Country          FFI Rating

1                      PSG                             FRA                5.318

2                      Manchester City         ENG                5.197

3                      Bayern Munich           GER                3.888

4                      Tottenham                   ENG                3.441

5                      Real Madrid                ESP                 3.336

6                      Arsenal                        ENG                3.150

7                      Chelsea                        ENG                2.893

8                      Liverpool                     ENG                2.616

9                      Juventus                      ITA                 2.195

10                    Borrusia Dortmund     GER                2.154

11                    Atlético de Madrid     ESP                 2.049

12                    Barcelona                    ESP                 2.036