Real breaks the 6 billion barrier

Real Madrid has strengthened its position as the most expensive football club in the world with an institutional value of 6.3 billion euros, according to the report of “Football Clubs … the European Elite” annual edition issued Thursday by the “Football Pinshmark” Institute.
While Real Madrid became the first club to exceed the six billion barriers since the first report was issued in 2016, Manchester City and Manchester United exceeded the five billion threshold for the first time, as it finished in the second and third places, while Barcelona has stalled economically for more than one season to fourth with 4.459 billion.
The report ranked 32 European clubs, among the top 50 in terms of total operational revenue, and among the top 50 according to the European Union laboratories for the game “UEFA” for five years, or among the best 30 in terms of follow -up on social media starting from the beginning of last January.
Andrea Sartori, founder and executive director of “Football Pinshmark”, explained that the report focused on how European football has evolved, during a decade of growth and flexibility, noting that this industry witnessed a fundamental shift, influenced by organizational reforms and digitization, the emergence of new competitions, and unprecedented commercial expansion. He pointed out that elite clubs have become more valuable and internationally famous than ever, but the financial sustainability is still the crucial challenge that everyone is waiting for.
The report stated that since its opening issued in 2016, the total value of the first 32 clubs increased by 146 percent, while the average cost of the club to revenues decreased in recent years to 82 percent by 2025, indicating that profitability is still a challenge, as cost growth exceeds «78 %» operational revenues «72 %», but with indicators of improvement where where The average club cost to its revenues decreased from 95 percent in 2023 to 82 percent this year.
According to the report, Arsenal achieved the strongest annual growth, an increase of 29 percent to the seventh place. Aston Villa also recorded the largest growth in classification, an increase of 42 percent year on an annual basis to 899 million. The total financial value of the best 32 clubs is expected to reach 64.7 billion in 2025.
The report pointed out that the new financial sustainability regulations of the European Union and the strict local licensing standards played a decisive role in enhancing investor interest and enhancing the game’s attractiveness as a long -term assets category.
He also explained that elite clubs established their position not only in the sports field, but also as global brands, as it achieves ten of them nearly half of their revenues from commercial activities. As for the smaller clubs, financial sustainability still depends on the strategies for the circulation of players, a model that clubs such as Benfica and Porto, Portuguese, and Italian Aganta.