Manchester City is the highest earning club during 2021/22 season

As it does every year, consulting firm Deloitte has compiled its Football Money League, which calculates the money collected during the 2020/21 season, and for the first time in front of everyone has come Manchester City. In the 25 years of existence of the Money League, City is only the fourth club to have reached the top of the list, certifying a path of excellence undertaken since it was taken over by the new ownership and culminating last year with the victory of the Premier League title and the Champions League final. During the complicated year of pandemic and stadium closures Guardiola's club has distinguished itself by being one of the few with a plus sign, growing by 17% compared to last season. 

In fact, with €644.9m, a sharp increase over the previous €549.2m of 2020/21, the club has managed to overtake Real Madrid and Manchester United, who were in the lead last year, by five positions. An overtaking, the one carried out on the cousins, which shows how much the balance of power has changed in the English city with the Citizens now doing the big voice after decades in the second row compared to the trophies of Sir Alex Ferguson's team. In particular, City has shown a clear growth in revenues from television and commercial rights, taking advantage of a continuous economic expansion of the Premier League, which not coincidentally includes 11 teams in the top 20 of Deloitte's Money League.


After Manchester City and Real Madrid we find Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United followed at a very short distance by Paris Saint-Germain, while the first Italian team is confirmed Juventus in ninth place. At 14th place we find Inter while Roma is 23rd, one position above Atalanta, with Napoli, Lazio and Milan in 27th, 29th and 30th position respectively.

Deloitte points out that due to facility closures, match receipts represent only 1% of the total receipts of the teams examined, a practically non-existent number that has forced clubs to rely on other channels. But this situation has accelerated the gaps between the various European leagues, with the Premier League gaining more and more separation from its various competitors. In particular, the broadcasting contracts for Serie A, both in Italy and, above all, abroad, make the situation of our clubs in the coming years extremely fragile.