Top 20 Richest Clubs in The World Revealed as Premier League Teams Dominate List

• Five Premier League clubs including Chelsea and Tottenham made in the top 10 list of the richest clubs in the world
• Man United remain the richest club in the EPL and rank third globally behind Real Madrid and Barcelona
• Newcastle are placed 19th on the list behind AC Milan following their recent takeover by a Saudi consortium

Barcelona have been named the richest club in the world in a list compiled by Wealthy Gorilla.

The Catalan giants topped the list despite their current financial status which has them in a £1.13billion debt.

According to Wealthy Gorilla's data collected from the likes of CNBC and Business Insider, Real Madrid are currently the second-richest club in the world, with Man United completing the top three podium.

Despite their Bundesliga success, Bayern Munich are placed fourth behind United but rank ahead of Paris Saint-Germain who finished fifth.

The list is dominated by Premier League clubs, with five of them including Man City, Liverpool, and Chelsea making the top 10.

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Interestingly, Newcastle's league struggles notwithstanding, they narrowly made the top 20 list and finished 19th.

The club's $228.6million revenue has them ahead of Premier League rivals West Ham and behind Serie A giants AC Milan.

Below is a list of the top 20 richest football teams in the world as per Wealthy Gorilla:

1. Barcelona (Spain/La Liga): $959m

2. Real Madrid (Spain/La Liga): $864m

3. Manchester United (England/Premier League): $811.7m

4. Bayern Munich (Germany/Bundesliga): $753.1m

5. Paris Saint-Germain (France/Ligue 1): $725.5m

6. Manchester City (England/Premier League): $696.6m

7. Liverpool (England/Premier League): $689.9m

8. Tottenham Hotspur (England/Premier League): $594.5m

9. Chelsea (England/Premier League): $585.3m

10. Juventus (Italy/Serie A): $524.5m

11. Arsenal (England/Premier League): $497.9m

12. Borussia Dortmund (Germany/Bundesliga): $360m

13. Atletico Madrid (Spain/La Liga): $345.3m

14. Inter Milan (Italy/Serie A): $318.5m

15. AS Roma (Italy/Serie A): $283.6m

16. Schalke 04 (Germany/2. Bundesliga): $276.5m

17. Everton (England/Premier League): $241.4m

18. AC Milan (Italy/Serie A): $235.6m

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19. Newcastle United (England/Premier League): $228.6m

20. West Ham United (England/Premier League): $224.5m