Real Madrid 1st, Barcelona climbing: Updated list of Europe's most valuable clubs
A fresh insight into the most valubale clubs in Europe has this week been forthcoming, following the close of the 2024/25 campaign.
And a pair of Spanish sides feature prominently towards the top of the list.
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The info is provided by consulting firm Football Benchmark (as cited by Mundo Deportivo), who have calculated the 'Enterprise Value' of the continent's leading 32 clubs.
Topping the pile once more at present are Real Madrid, whose current worth is estimated at a whopping €6.278 billion.
Los Blancos are followed by a pair of Premier League clubs in Manchester City and Manchester United respectively in 2nd and 3rd.
Barcelona, meanwhile, have jumped a pair of places after rattling off a domestic treble this past season, leapfrogging both Bayern Munich and Liverpool into 4th spot.
This comes owing to 'a 26% reduction in personnel costs compared to the previous season', enough to push the Blaugrana's value to €4.459 billion.
Conor Laird – GSFN
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