Football: PSG, 5th financial power in a ranking dominated by the Premier League

With 654 million euros in turnover, PSG ranked 5th among European clubs in 2021/2022, in a ranking where the very powerful Premier League occupies 11 of the top 20 ranks, according to a study by the firm. Deloitte. With an increase of almost 18% compared to the previous season (556.2 M EUR), PSG is doing better than the average of the top 20 (13%) and gaining a place compared to the 2022 edition of this “Football Money League” published by the audit firm, just ahead of Bayern Munich (653.6 M EUR).

The almost general increase in revenues, with the exception of Juventus and Inter Milan, is explained in particular by the rebound in “match day” revenues (ticketing, catering) which were multiplied by 10, from 111 M EUR to EUR 1.4 billion for the Top 20, with the return of supporters to the stadiums. Commercial revenues (sponsors, merchandising) increased by 8%, from EUR 3.5 billion to EUR 3.8 billion. But this ranking especially confirms the increasingly marked hegemony of English football, since Manchester City comes first for the second year in a row with 731 M EUR, ahead of Real Madrid (713.8 M EUR) and Liverpool (701 M EUR).

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Eleven Premier League clubs in the top 20

Seventh only last year, the Reds overtook Manchester United (4th with €688m) for the first time, buoyed by their incredible last season with their 2nd place in the Premier League, the Champions League final and their success in the two national cups. England monopolizes six of the first ten places and eleven of the top twenty with new entrants such as Leeds (18th with 223 M EUR) or especially Newcastle (20th, 212 M EUR), whose takeover by the Saudi sovereign fund does not has not yet produced its full effects.

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Sign of the times, FC Barcelona, ​​who topped this ranking two years ago, are now only 7th (638 M EUR) after their early elimination in the Champions League and a slower growth than the competition in income commercial. “The financial superiority of the Premier League is unlikely to be challenged in the coming seasons,” said Sam Boor, director of Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, while “these clubs continue to attract international investment”. “The question now is probably not if, but when the 20 Premier League clubs will be in the Top 30,” added Mr Moor. They are currently 16.