Man Utd Lost £426M. So Why Is It Worth $7.2B?
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Manchester United have lost money seven years in a row, yet the club is now worth $7.2 billion. How?
In this video we follow the money through all four streams every club relies on: TV rights, sponsors, match days and player trading. Then we look at where it all goes, who pays for the losses, and the rules that limit them.
0:00 Loses money, worth billions
0:31 The four money streams
0:48 TV money
2:27 Sponsors & commercial
3:46 Matchday
4:57 Player trading
7:10 Where the money goes
8:19 Owners & the rules
9:07 The twist
Sources
Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance 2026 (league revenues, Championship wages)
Deloitte Football Money League (revenue mix of the richest clubs)
Forbes soccer team valuations, 2021–2026
Manchester United annual reports, FY2021–FY2026
Premier League announcements (UK TV rights 2025–29, central payments)
UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations (70% squad-cost rule)
Premier League statements on Everton and Nottingham Forest (2023/24)
FC Barcelona / Sixth Street announcement (2022)
Transfer figures: Benfica market filing (Jan 2023), club announcements and major media reports
Chelsea's profit on Enzo Fernández is an estimate based on reported fees and straight-line amortization.
Some shots in this video were created with AI.
Photo: Old Trafford by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash. Fans photo by Omar Ramadan on Pexels. Dressing room photo by Colin + Meg on Unsplash.
Music (Pixabay): "Detective Documentary" and "Documentary Suspense" by leberch, "Data Documentary" by The_Mountain, "Tension Documentary" by AtlasAudio, "Modern Documentary" by 331music.
TAGS
how football clubs make money, football finance, football business, premier league money, manchester united finances, man utd losses, football club valuation, tv rights football, player trading, amortization football, enzo fernandez transfer, caicedo transfer, financial fair play, uefa squad cost rule, championship play off final, football economics, soccer business explained
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#football #premierleague #footballfinance
Man Utd Lost £426M. So Why Is It Worth $7.2B?
TOT (The Other Trophy)
109 views
Manchester United have lost money seven years in a row, yet the club is now worth $7.2 billion. How?
In this video we follow the money through all four streams every club relies on: TV rights, sponsors, match days and player trading. Then we look at where it all goes, who pays for the losses, and the rules that limit them.
0:00 Loses money, worth billions
0:31 The four money streams
0:48 TV money
2:27 Sponsors & commercial
3:46 Matchday
4:57 Player trading
7:10 Where the money goes
8:19 Owners & the rules
9:07 The twist
Sources
Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance 2026 (league revenues, Championship wages)
Deloitte Football Money League (revenue mix of the richest clubs)
Forbes soccer team valuations, 2021–2026
Manchester United annual reports, FY2021–FY2026
Premier League announcements (UK TV rights 2025–29, central payments)
UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations (70% squad-cost rule)
Premier League statements on Everton and Nottingham Forest (2023/24)
FC Barcelona / Sixth Street announcement (2022)
Transfer figures: Benfica market filing (Jan 2023), club announcements and major media reports
Chelsea's profit on Enzo Fernández is an estimate based on reported fees and straight-line amortization.
Some shots in this video were created with AI.
Photo: Old Trafford by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash. Fans photo by Omar Ramadan on Pexels. Dressing room photo by Colin + Meg on Unsplash.
Music (Pixabay): "Detective Documentary" and "Documentary Suspense" by leberch, "Data Documentary" by The_Mountain, "Tension Documentary" by AtlasAudio, "Modern Documentary" by 331music.
TAGS
how football clubs make money, football finance, football business, premier league money, manchester united finances, man utd losses, football club valuation, tv rights football, player trading, amortization football, enzo fernandez transfer, caicedo transfer, financial fair play, uefa squad cost rule, championship play off final, football economics, soccer business explained
HASHTAGS
#football #premierleague #footballfinance