Top 10 clubs in Europe by net debt

Modified Jan 15, 2017 07:31 GMT

UEFA released the Club Licensing Benchmarking Report for the financial year 2015.

#4 Valencia CF, €285 million

VALENCIA, SPAIN - JANUARY 04: New owner of Valencia CF Peter Lim looks on prior to the start of the La Liga match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid CF at Estadi de Mestalla on January 4, 2015 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) — *Peter Lim, Valencia’s billionaire owner is behind Valencia’s improving financial stability*

Valencia CF is the only club in the top 10 that has a negative year-on-year growth for debt at -2%. However, the debt still stands at €285 million and with Singaporean billionaire owner Peter Lim making the right moves since taking over in 2014, things are looking up for the Spanish club.

The huge debt that led to sale of players such as David Villa, David Silva, Juan Mata and Roberto Soldado in the past to balance the finances is slowly coming down and Lim’s promise of a new stadium, should it come to fruition, will finally help Los Che return as a European powerhouse both on and off the pitch.

Edited by Staff Editor