FSG offer extra $414m as Liverpool stand against Man Utd and Real Madrid

Liverpool’s owners FSG saw a significant £330 million ($414 million) increase in the club’s valuation over the past year, according to Sportico’s annual report on the world’s biggest soccer teams. The Reds now sit fourth globally, with Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Manchester United ahead of them.

The Sportico report values ​​Liverpool at $5.11bn (£4.1bn), marking an 8.8% increase on last year. However, that figure is still $1.08bn (£860m) less than Manchester United’s valuation, despite their lack of competitive success in recent years.

Manchester City also feature in the top 10, coming in sixth. Despite winning a treble last year and boasting the highest revenue of any team on the list, their valuation stands at $4.75bn (£3.80bn). Arsenal ($3.92 billion/£3.13 billion), Tottenham Hotspur ($3.5 billion/£2.79 billion) and Chelsea ($3.49 billion/£2.78 billion of pounds sterling) are ranked eighth, ninth and tenth respectively.

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Sportico’s valuation methodology considers various factors, including historical sales, market size and interest, brand strength, on-field performance, lease terms, debt burden, additional liabilities and future economic expectations. Beyond the top 10, there is a significant drop of $1.71bn (£1.36bn) for Juventus, highlighting the wealth gap between the top 10 clubs and the rest.

The US MLS had 20 teams in the top 50, 11 more than the Premier League. This is due to the nature of the North American sports ecosystem, which, while revenues are outstripped by Premier League teams, has no relegation or promotion issues, greater cost control through things like salary caps, and encourages more collaboration between teams. owner.

Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group bought the Reds in October 2010 for around £300 million ($376 million). Comparing that valuation to the current one using Sportico’s methodology, FSG saw a £3.8bn ($4.76bn) increase in the value of its original investment, a 1,266% increase in almost 14 years of ownership.

Taking inflation into account, that original purchase price would now be around £446 million ($559 million), showing the massive increase in the value of the Premier League product globally, driven significantly by the market in full expansion of media rights both domestically and internationally.

Liverpool.com says: Liverpool’s size has always been evident and the power of the Premier League is also clear from the list. Interesting that MLS clubs are so high. In the next decade or so, they will grow much higher again.