Most valuable football clubs in the world right now

Manchester United (€3.255b)

Manchester United have maintained their no.1 spot on KPMG's rich list

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United have finished as the greatest financial power for the second consecutive year in KPMG's valuation of the most valuable football clubs. According to the company's five-metric model, the English club are valued at €3.255 billion.

The Red Devils have shown a 5% increase in their Enterprise Value(EV) in contrast to the previous year.

Manchester United's financial exploits are bound to come as a surprise to many. considering their comparatively shoddy on-pitch success with respect to Real Madrid. They clinched only three major titles (EFL Cup, FA Cup and the Europa League) in the seasons 2015-16 and 2016-17.

The Red Devils saw a slight decrease in the operating revenues in compared to their previous years. The devaluation of the British pound since the referendum on leaving European Union seems to have played a considerable part in this slump. Yet they have amassed the highest operating revenues amongst the top 10 clubs (€676m).

However, their performance in the profitability department has helped them in holding on to their spot. Manchester United have the second-best costs to revenues figures (45%) behind Tottenham behind Tottenham Hotspur.

Here are Manchester United's fan followers on the social media:

Facebook - 73.7 million

Twitter - 19.7 million

Instagram - 21.5 million

The Red Devils have a total fan base of 114.9 million on the Internet; they are the third most-followed football club in the world on social media. They have measured an 8% increase in their fan-following with 8.9 million new followers. Amongst the top 20 most-followed footballers, Paul Pogba ranks the 20th with a fan base of 33.7 million followers on the social media.

Manchester United might be the most valuable club in the football club, but that position is bound to put a certain pressure on the club in terms of winning trophies. In comparison to their monetary gains, the Manchester-based club is in a dire need of improving their quality as one of the best clubs in the world by winning as many trophies as possible.