sport news New Forbes most-valuable clubs list: Chelsea DROP below one Big Six London ... trends now
Chelsea have dropped below one of their London rivals in the newest Forbes list of most-valuable football clubs.
The business website has revealed that the top 10 richest football clubs are now worth an average of $2.3 billion (£1.8bn), a just over a five per cent increase from last year.
Six Premier League sides have made the top 10, which is the same amount as last year, but not all are in the same position.
The Blues finished eighth in 2023's list after Todd Boehly's £4.25bn takeover in 2022, however, have been overtaken by one of their closest rivals, this year.
Real Madrid took top spot in the standings last year, but which club will be a the summit this time around?
Chelsea finished eighth in last year's Forbes list but have dropped below one of their rivals
Real Madrid have finished top of the last two lists, but can they make it three consecutive years?
It's Los Blancos, again.
The business website has valued the Spanish giants $6.6bn (£5.2bn) which is a nine per cent increase and means they top the table for the third consecutive year.
Closely behind them are Manchester United, who have also seen a major increase in value, jumping up from $6bn (£4.8bn) last year to $6.55bn (£5.15bn).
It's the first time the two clubs have topped the £5bn mark and only the second time both Madrid and United have risen above the $6bn (£4.8bn) point.
They are the only two clubs, since Forbes began creating the list in 2004, to rank in the top five every year.
The top seven in the list remain unmoved from last year's list, with all the top 10 sides seeing an increase in valuation.
However, despite a slender one per cent increase, Chelsea have slipped below London rivals Tottenham, and into ninth place.
Spurs have seen a percentage increase in valuation of 14, rising from $2.8bn (£2.2bn) last year to $3.2bn (£2.51bn).
