Manchester City have become the most valuable Premier League club, climbing above Manchester United and breaking the £2billion barrier, according to academics.
A study found that the League overall dropped in value by 1.6 per cent to £14.7bn, but is still dominated by the 'Big Six' who have a cumulative value of £10.9bn.
Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham make up 74 per cent of the total value — up from 67 per cent last year.
And the disparity between those clubs and the rest is highlighted by the fact that there is now almost £1bn separating Arsenal in sixth from Burnley in seventh.
Manchester City's £350,000 spike in value from 2017 to 2018 has been attributed to higher revenue and lower wages by University of Liverpool researchers, who have published their latest Premier League Valuations study.
Kieran Maguire, principal researcher and author of Price of Football, said: 'Critics of Manchester City point out that it is part of a multi-club ownership model and that there are commercial deals with related parties which might not apply should the club be sold. A prospective owner might not be willing to pay this value.'
ORUVAL2
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This is because this year they are in for the treble...and prepare for UCL next year...Champions will always be champions...
DaMhztourage
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Congratulations to our noisy neighbours who will become noisier now for achieving 1/10 of what Utd have been doing for the past ten seasons, but make sure you cap it off with pl title and FA Cup that's what Manchester clubs are known for
amedave11
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Haters Oya food is ready, come and hate
Sbisi1995
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being a valuable club doesn't mean you have a lot of money but it is based on depth of the squad and trophies so city set a standard last year like it or not they did today they are still doing it 192 points in two seasons that is remarkable a real football fan understand why city is so valuable coz less teams in EPL can get to that city squad. even this year before derby no one from united was able to get to that squad it not about money but they are measuring it with figures since we living in world that revolves around money but city has a good thing going on and expect that next season they will raise a bar once more