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The Premier League likes to style itself as the best league in the world and it certainly lays claim to being the wealthiest as well.
Attracting capital from all corners of the globe, its 20 clubs represent attractive investments even if only one can lift the trophy every season.
Sell-out crowds at home and exposure to audiences all around the world offer plenty of revenue streams for England's top 20 clubs, who are able to attract the best talent.
As reported on Tuesday, Manchester United's new part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe slipped just behind Arsenal chief Stan Kroenke on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index following his £1.3billion investment at Old Trafford.
But which of the Premier League clubs actually has the wealthiest owners?
New Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has seen his personal fortune decrease by over £1.5billion over the past 12 months, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Ratcliffe's outlay has taken him just below Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke on the rich list
1. Newcastle United - Saudi Public Investment Fund, RB Sports & Media, PCP Capital Partners - £489billion
It's tricky to properly measure the wealth of Newcastle's owners, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, because not all of their resources would ever be made fully available to the club.
Some reports value the sovereign wealth fund at a colossal $700billion [£550bn], others less.
Collectively, the worth of the Saudi PIF, which owners 80 per cent of Newcastle, plus the Reuben brothers' RB Sports & Media [14 per cent] and Amanda Staveley's PCP [six per cent], is believed to be around £500bn.
Whatever the precise sum, it dwarfs everyone else in the Premier League.
Newcastle United chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan shows off his colours at St James' Park
2. Manchester United - Glazer Family, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos - £22billion
Ratcliffe's arrival - and £1.3bn purchase of a 27.7 per cent stake and control of football operations - has elevated Manchester United into second spot on this list.
The Glazer family's worth is valued at about £8bn by Forbes, while Ratcliffe's is now £13.87bn according to Bloomberg, so about £22bn in total.
That's plenty of Rasmus Hojlunds.
Joel and Bryan Glazer were only too happy to welcome Ratcliffe's investment in Man United
3. Manchester City - Abu Dhabi United Group, Silver Lake - £17.2billion
The City Football Group (CFG) - founded by Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Khaldoon Al Mubarak -
