In Forbes’ top 50 list of the world’s most valuable sports organizations, Liverpool has had the greatest valuation growth of any football club.
The latest Forbes magazine list of the most expensive sports teams and assets was released over the weekend. According to the latest list, Liverpool is valued at $5.29 billion (£4.25 billion), which puts the club in 20th place overall. The Reds have moved up two spots year over year.
On the Forbes list, Liverpool has experienced a valuation increase of 176%, considerably outpacing increases for Real Madrid (48%), Manchester United (46%), Barcelona (36%), Manchester City (102%), and Bayern Munich (59%). However, it falls short of Paris Saint-Germain’s (336%) valuation increase over the same time period. The French team is ranked 36th overall and has a value of $4.21 billion.
One of the reasons FSG has no strong desire to sell Liverpool is the valuation picture that has been painted of the club. Finding an acceptable valuation when selling a minority stake is also not an easy task, especially given that Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, are reportedly balking at a $6 billion valuation at the moment and looking toward the $10 billion mark.
The Reds are currently the FSG portfolio’s most valued asset in terms of its financial value by a significant margin. The Red Sox have recently received a greater valuation than in the past, which hasn’t always been the case. Owning a team like Liverpool that has significant latent value is of enormous importance to FSG, and is one of the main reasons they see themselves as part of the future plans, even though they are open to bringing on board a partner that can help them unlock even stronger growth. However, valuations in most US sports leagues are slowing given the high figures and multiple of revenues into double digits.
