Recently, as per the reports from the Football Benchmark Group, Real Madrid becomes the World’s Most Valuable Football Club at €5.22 billion. This is an enterprise value (EV).
In 1902, the club was founded as Madrid Football Club. They play in the top-tier Spanish league, La Liga. Since then, over the years, Real Madrid has probably been the best football club in the world. The trophy cabinet surely justifies why it is the best club in the world. Real Madrid is the only team in the world to win the UEFA Champions League 15 times. They have also won La Liga a record 36 times.
There are a lot of legends who have played for Real Madrid. We have to start with one of the greatest players in football, Cristiano Ronaldo. Some of the other legends of the club are Alfredo Di Stefano, Zindane, Raul, Luis Figo, Puskas, Sergio Ramos, and there are surely a lot more.
Real Madrid Becomes World’s Most Valuable Football Club at €5.22 Billion
As per the list, Real Madrid sits in the number one position. The numbers two and three in the list belong to Manchester City (€4.24bn) and Manchester United (€ 4.2bn). We see Real Madrid’s rival, FC Barcelona, in the fourth spot with €3.71 bn. While the German giants, FC Bayern (€3.56bn), are in fifth place.
When we talk about the success of the club off the field, there is one person who deserves all the credit. Surely, the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, is the man. For his first spell, he was the club president for six years, from 2000 to 2006. Later, after three years, he was again elected as the club’s president, and to date, he is Real Madrid’s president.
Over the years, there have been clubs that have failed to be sustainable; the prime example is their rivals, FC Barcelona. They faced a lot of financial troubles in the past three to four years. It was Florentino Perez who helped and came up with different strategies for Real Madrid, whether it be a transfer or the stadium.
Perez has also convinced a lot of big names to join the club, and surely that helps in boosting the club’s value as well. Recently, Real Madrid has had a new strategy in the transfer market as they wait for some players’ contracts to expire. The prime examples are Kylian Mbappe and Antonio Rudiger, and it is almost a given that Trent Alexander-Arnold will join for free.
Most valued Real Madrid players
The following is the list of Real Madrid players who are valued at more than €100 million.
Vinicius Junior (€200 million)
Jude Bellingham (€180 million)
Kylian Mbappe (€170 million)
Federico Valverde (€130 million)
Rodrygo Goes (€100 million)
