Most valuable football clubs in the world right now

Chelsea FC (€1.765b)

Chelsea capped off a disappointing season with an FA Cup victory

As mentioned before, KPMG has compiled this list on the basis of financial numbers notched in seasons 2015-16 and 2016-17. In spite of their absence in the Champions League last season, the Blues have fared well enough in terms of monetary gains.

According to KPMG's report, Chelsea are the seventh-most valuable club in the world with an estimated value of €1.765 billion. They have shown a 10% increase in their EV in contrast to the previous year.

In seasons 2015-16 and 2016-17, the Londoners managed to win only one title. They did cap off a disappointing 2017-18 campaign by clinching the FA Cup, but that hasn't guaranteed them a Champions League spot after a fifth-placed finish in the league this season. Undoubtedly, Roman Abrahamovic and co will experience a fall in the match-day revenues which will affect their value next year.

Following are Chelsea FC's followers on the social networking sites:

Facebook - 47.8 million

Twitter - 15.1 million

Instagram - 11.3 million

Chelsea's total fan-following of 74.2 million makes them the fourth-highest followed side on the social media. With a 7% increase in their fan-following on the Internet, they have accumulated 4.6 million new followers this year. Amongst the top 20 most followed players on the Internet, 15th-placed David Luiz's 52 million followers have played a significant part in increasing Chelsea's fan base around the world.