Manchester City retain top spot in Deloitte football money league recording highest revenues in world football | OneFootball

Manchester City have retained their place at the top of the Deloitte Football Money League, recording €731 million in revenue in 2022.

The Premier League champions topped the league table for the second successive year, beating leading European clubs such as Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain to first place in the prestigious publication.

After breaking into the Football Money League for the first time in 2015/16, the Sky Blues moved to top spot last year, posting €644.9 million in revenue.

City, who retained their Premier League crown and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League last season, recorded a 13% increase in revenue according to Deloitte, totalling €731 million in 2022.

Deloitte reported that the club had a €74.3 million net transfer balance last year, with transfer income totalling €102.1 million and expenditure €176.4 million.

Manchester City recorded the highest revenues in world football, while 11 of the top 20 clubs were from the Premier League.

Of the €731 recorded; 51% came from commercial streams, 40% broadcast and 9% from matchdays.

Deloitte Football Money League 2022 Publication

Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, West Ham, Leicester, Leeds, Everton and Newcastle were all in the top 20.

A further five English top-flight clubs were placed within 21 and 30 in the league table.

City had an incredibly successful year both on and off the pitch, with the publication of the Deloitte Football Money League highlighting the “revenue superiority” of English clubs compared to the rest of Europe.

Speaking in November following the publication of Manchester City’s annual report, CEO Ferran Soriano said: “Our strong revenue performance was due to multiple factors, but ultimately driven by the ‘beautiful football’ we play and the continuous fan growth that it generates; more fans, more audiences, more people in the stadium, and more partners that want to be commercially associated with Manchester City.”