The ownership of Premier League clubs has never been so important. Years ago, football fans probably couldn’t care less who owned their club. But now, you must have an owner willing to dip into their deep pockets to fund transfers.
The likes of Newcastle and Manchester City are now essentially being owned by states, while there’s an increasing number of billionaires in charge of clubs. If you don’t have a rich owner, it’s going to be very difficult to be competitive in the greatest league in the world. But which teams have the richest owners in the middle of the 2024/25 Premier League season?
Given the fact that football has dramatically changed, and that those who have the most money tend to have the most power, these are how every single Premier League club ranks based on the wealth of their owners.
Net worth: £478 billion
Newcastle have some of the richest and most powerful people in the world in charge of them. Chaired by Mohammed bin Salman and governed by Al-Rumayyan, Newcastle could follow in Manchester City’s footsteps in terms of dominating English football in years to come. They’ve already had a spell in the Champions League and will no doubt continue to splash their almost unlimited cash when the opportunities arise.
2 Manchester United – Glazer Family, Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Net worth: £19.2 billion
There are very few football club owners who are more hated by their own fan base than the Glazers. The brothers took control of the club following their father’s – Malcolm Glazer’s – death. Accused of neglecting the training facilities and Old Trafford, Joel and Avram Glazer have been known to spend eye-watering sums on players such as Paul Pogba, Jadon Sancho, and Angel Di María over the years.
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3 Aston Villa – Wes Edens, Nassef Sawiris
Net worth: £13.8 billion
Nassef Sawiris is the youngest son of Egyptian billionaire, Onsi Sawiris. He saved Aston Villa from apparent administration under Tony Xia, buying a 55% controlling stake. He also owns a stake in Adidas and has funded the club generously in recent years with Unai Emery leading them into Europe following some big-money signings.
4 Manchester City – Abu Dhabi United Group, Silver Lake
Net worth: £12.9 billion
The improvement over the 15 years of Mansour’s ownership has seen Man City overtake Man United as the top club in Manchester. While it may be impossible to become a bigger club globally than their fierce rivals, City have had a much more successful decade and are perhaps the best football team in world football. Also, the key cog of the City Football Group, which brings Girona, Palermo and more under their control, their influence across the globe is only growing.
5 Chelsea – Todd Boehly, Hansjorg Wyss, Mark Walter
Net worth: £12.21 billion
Todd Boehly bought Chelsea from Roman Abramovich for £4.2 billion and has already invested a lot of money into the club without many results. Boehly has funded more than £1 billion in transfers on 30 different players. The American is the co-founder and chairman of a private investment firm called Elridge Industries. He also owns a stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.
Chelsea may be an example of money not being a right to be successful. Many of the signings brought in during Boehly’s tenure are young and will take time to grow to their full potential, but results were very disappointing early on. The team have turned a corner now under Enzo Maresca and the Boehly era could be about to really take off.
6 Ipswich Town – Gamechanger 20 Ltd
Net worth: £10.8 billion
Gamechanger 20 Ltd acquired Ipswich Town in April 2021. The investment group is backed by the U.S.-based ORG, led by Brett Johnson, Berke Bakay, and Mark Detmer, with financial muscle provided by the Arizona-based Three Lions fund. This fund, largely financed by the Berke Bakay-managed Bakay Capital Fund, has a diverse investment portfolio across various sectors.
7 Arsenal – Stan Kroenke
Net worth: £9.97 billion
Stan Kroenke married Ann Walton, an heiress of the US supermarket Walmart, in 1974. He then founded a real estate development group. Under Kroenke’s ownership, Arsenal suffered many years of nothingness but are now genuine title contenders under Mikel Arteta. He also owns other sports teams, including the LA Rams, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids.
8 West Ham – David Sullivan, Daniel Kretinsky, Vanessa Gold
Net worth: £7.96 billion
David Sullivan and the late David Gold earned their fortunes in the adult industry. They initially owned Birmingham before buying their boyhood club, West Ham, in 2010. Ever since, the fortunes of the club have fluctuated several times, but the Irons did lift a European trophy in 2023. The UEFA Europa Conference League is the first trophy the Hammers have lifted since the FA Cup success in 1980.
9 Liverpool – John W. Henry, Tom Werner
Net worth: £7.57 billion
John Henry is the head of Fenway Sports Group and has been in charge of Liverpool since 2010. He appeared to ask for investment companies to help fund the club in 2022 with rumours that it was up for sale. But he later retracted that. He also owns the Boston Red Sox.
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