Foxes enter world’s top 20 football powerhouses

[davieG]

A new study examining the finances of the UK’s football clubs has revealed that Leicester City are the 20th biggest football financial powerhouse in the world.

The Soccerex Football Finance 100 show the financial power of football clubs across different continents. Its authors say that the study underlines that “the global football landscape has changed dramatically” over the past two decades, largely due to increased investor interest.

Leicester City are the East Midlands’ only representative in the Soccerex Football Finance 100. The Foxes’ entry reads: Leicester City were a little-known club in world football until the 2015-16 season, when they won the Premier League title, outperforming the more fancied names in England and their considerably higher budgets.

“Reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2016-17 was also a milestone in the club’s history. Leicester City is owned by a Thai tycoon, which creates a big differential in competing in the market.

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“The squad is the 22th most valuable in the global market, but its low debts and high value of its owner’s equity give the club a prominent position in the ranking.”

The report suggests that owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s King Power International Group has a net worth of €4.3bn.

The rankings, which are headed by Manchester City, take into account assets, net debt and the potential owners have to invest.

[kingcarr21]

22th  

[Spudulike]

Is there a list of the other 19 ?? Would be interesting to see where we are against other Premier League clubs.

[brookfox]

6 minutes ago, kingcarr21 said:

22th  

Trust you to be the 1nd person to spot that!

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

It’s amazing how far we’ve come, full credit to the owners, there can’t be many better around.

[KFS]

Training ground overhaul and ground expansion before we start dropping! 

[davieG]

SOCCEREX FOOTBALL FINANCE 100: TOP 20

1. Manchester City, 2. Arsenal, 3. PSG, 4. Guangzhou Evergrande, 5. Tottenham, 6. Real Madrid, 7. Manchester United, 8. Juventus, 9. Chelsea, 10. Bayern Munich, 11. Zenit St Petersburg, 12. RB Leipzig, 13. Barcelona, 14. LA Galaxy, 15. Atletico Madrid, 16. Liverpool, 17. Borussia Dortmund, 18. Lyon, 19. Monaco, 20. Leicester.

 

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11065/11194474/soccerex-rank-manchester-city-and-arsenal-as-most-economically-powerful-clubs-in-the-world

[somebum]

Ok mate thanks for that

[WigstonWanderer]

No Everton? Who the hell are Guangzhou?

[shen]

This feels so weird. I was always used to us being an underdog in world football. In this context, we surely cannot see ourselves as a 'small club' anymore.

[MC Prussian]

1 minute ago, shen said:

This feels so weird. I was always used to us being an underdog in world football. In this context, we surely cannot see ourselves as a 'small club' anymore.

Which is somewhat sad, I know it sounds a bit odd. Gone is the underdog bonus. Well, we'll probably have to craft ourselves a new image to be fond of after the league title.

[los dedos]

Barcelona only 13nd

 

Edited 4 January 2018 by los dedos

[Spudulike]

3 minutes ago, shen said:

This feels so weird. I was always used to us being an underdog in world football. In this context, we surely cannot see ourselves as a 'small club' anymore.

Not sure we'll ever lose the small club tag the media have ingrained into the football psyche.

[shen]

1 minute ago, Spudulike said:

Not sure we'll ever lose the small club tag the media have ingrained into the football psyche.

That's until the media start talking about the the Big Four...sorry the Big Five... I mean the Big Six! Soon it'll be the Big Fourteen.

[Aus Fox]

This is why 7th at present, should be our aim.

 

[Spudulike]

38 minutes ago, davieG said:

SOCCEREX FOOTBALL FINANCE 100: TOP 20

1. Manchester City, 2. Arsenal, 3. PSG, 4. Guangzhou Evergrande, 5. Tottenham, 6. Real Madrid, 7. Manchester United, 8. Juventus, 9. Chelsea, 10. Bayern Munich, 11. Zenit St Petersburg, 12. RB Leipzig, 13. Barcelona, 14. LA Galaxy, 15. Atletico Madrid, 16. Liverpool, 17. Borussia Dortmund, 18. Lyon, 19. Monaco, 20. Leicester.

 

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11065/11194474/soccerex-rank-manchester-city-and-arsenal-as-most-economically-powerful-clubs-in-the-world

Financially 7th in the Premier League.... but we are still a small club 

[shen]

2 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

This is why 7th at present, should be our aim.

 

And I'm sure it is. I still wouldn't quite rank us above Everton all things considered, but I don't see any other clubs below us currently being better candidates for 7th.

[Tuna]

Everyone laughed when Vichai said he wanted us in the top 4 of the prem within 2 years in 2014....

[Webbo]

They're counting in last years champions league money, that's not likely to happen again any time soon. Its just a statistical quirk, we're not 1 of the top 20 clubs in the world.

[Muzzy_no7]

Expand the King Power and capitalise then! Struggling to fathom who on earth we haven't started yet. Shouldve been in planning halfway through the title season. 38-42,000 is needed, not just wanted!

[m4DD0gg]

Where are man utd? 

[kyleolly]

24 minutes ago, m4DD0gg said:

Where are man utd? 

7th

[baldeagle]

1 hour ago, los dedos said:

Barcelona only 13nd

 

Thats  what I was thinking thought they would be 1 or 2 

[yorkie1999]

So this is based on the wealth of the owner. Not exactly the wealth of Leicester City is it.

[MC Prussian]

1 hour ago, los dedos said:

Barcelona only 13nd

 

12 minutes ago, baldeagle said:

Thats  what I was thinking thought they would be 1 or 2 

The rankings are explained in the original post, it's Soccerex's way of putting the club's wealth or squad value up against the club's debts. Barcelona have a relatively low number there due to heavy financial burdens.

Edited 4 January 2018 by MC Prussian