We were lied to, yes there was money, the millions FSG earned and could have invested to sign Bellingham

Last year, Manchester City consolidated its position as the most valuable team in the world, with 731 million euros, including revenue, assets and other items, according to an analysis by the consultancy firm Deloitte. Pep Guardiola's team is followed by Real Madrid, with 713.8 million euros; Liverpool, with 701.7 million euros, Manchester United, with 688.6 million euros; and Paris Saint Germain, with 654.2 million euros.

Futbol Club Barcelona, meanwhile, is in seventh position, with a value of 638.2 million euros; in the 2019 season it could be the first place in the world with 841 million euros, but began to plummet after the pandemic, referred the Deloitte Football Money League 2023.

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Liverpool moved the most among the consistent clubs included in this and last year's edition of the Money League. The club moved up four places (from 7 to 3) to reach its highest position in Money League history and, in doing so, overtook Manchester United for the first time, at the back of a race to the UEFA Champions League 2022 final. According to the report, Liverpool's earnings were 700 million, which the owners could quietly afford to spend to sign Jude Bellingham before deadlien day.

Recovering after the pandemic

The world's 20 most powerful football teams reported revenues of 9.2 billion euros in the 2021/2022 season, 13 per cent higher than a year earlier and almost reaching their pre-pandemic level of 9.3 billion, the consultancy's figures show. In the report, it notes that the increase was driven by the return of fans to stadiums and public venues after two pandemic-affected seasons, with matchday revenues rising from 111 million to 1.4 billion euros. In addition, the cumulative commercial revenues of these 20 clubs increased by 8 percent (from 3.5 billion to 3.8 billion euros), mainly facilitated by the English clubs.