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A list of the top 20 most valuable clubs in the world has been revealed, with eight Premier League clubs making the shortlist.
Newly-crowned Champions League winners, Real Madrid, remain the most valuable football club globally.
According to Football Benchmark’s annual enterprise report, Manchester United are the second-most valuable club.
Despite enduring a frustrating 2021/22 season, United saw their value rise by 8% to an estimated £2.425billion during the year under review.
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FootballBarcelona are placed third on the list, with Bayern Munich and this season's Champions League runners-up, Liverpool, completing the top five slots.
According to Mirror UK, the top 20 list of most valuable clubs is dominated by Premier League clubs, with eight of them featuring.
Manchester City, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur are all in the top 10, with Arsenal placed 11th on the charts.
It is understood that the dominance of the Premier League clubs is down to their superior broadcasting income.
1 Real Madrid (year-on year: +9%) £2,679m
2 Manchester United (+8%) £2,425m
3 Barcelona (-2%) £2,367m
4 Bayern Munich (+5%) £2,313m
5 Liverpool (+12%) £2,150m
6 Manchester City (+14%) £2,089m
7 Chelsea (+16%) £1,833m
8 Paris Saint-Germain (+22%) £1,794m
9 Tottenham Hotspur (+12%) £1,609m
10 Juventus (+8%) £1,343m
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Football11 Arsenal (+10%) £1,333m
12 Atlético de Madrid (+9%) £1,038m
13 Borussia Dortmund (+1%) £1,032m
14 Internazionale (+14%) £838m
15 AC Milan (+35%) £486m
16 West Ham United (new) £455m
17 Leicester City (+24%) £442m
18 Napoli (-0.4%) £407m
19 Ajax (+13%) £398m
20 Olympique Lyonnais (-7%) £384m
Earlier, Sports Brief reported Nottingham Forest will be playing in the Premier League next season for the first time since 1999.
The Foresters secured their promotion back to the EPL after beating Huddersfield 1-0 in the Championship play-off final.
Levi Colwill, who is on loan from Chelsea directed the ball into his own net to hand Forest a vital win at Wembley Stadium.