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Liverpool have moved above Manchester United for the first time in the Deloitte Money League, but Manchester City remain the world’s richest club.

More than half of the clubs in the top 20 are from the Premier League, with 11 teams making that cut as the dominance of English football when it comes to monetary matters is highlighted by Deloitte. City lead the way after generating £619.1 million in 2021-22, with Liverpool (£594.3m) up to third as United (£583.2m) slip to fourth.

Real Madrid (£604.5m) at the closest challengers to City, as their Clasico rivals Barcelona (£540.5m) drop to seventh, with Ligue 1 heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain (£554m) completing the top five.

Tim Bridge, head of Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, has said of the Premier League potentially filling 20 of the top 30 spots – up from 16 at present - at some stage in the near future: “The Premier League model is just so appealing to external markets. There is a danger that (the gap) isn’t bridgeable now for the other leagues. You really need one of those other leagues to take ‘first mover advantage’ around something like new technology or to embrace or embark on a new internationalisation strategy – is there a way for them to go maybe direct to consumer in certain markets via their own app, or via their own production capabilities, and engage with that market and the individuals within it in a way that enables them to leverage all the products and opportunities? It’s certainly a big, big challenge.”