Sir Jim Ratcliffe has already seen £142m boost as Man United power laid bare

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While Premier League success may have been in short supply for Manchester United in more recent years, the value of the club has not suffered as a result.

At the turn of 2024, Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed a 27.7% stake purchase of the club, taking control of football operations and strategy from the Glazers as a result, with that deal done for around £1.3bn, valuing the club at around £4.7bn in the process.

United, for many years, has been one of the biggest organisations in world sport, its sheer size, scale and reach meaning that even when success has been lacking, the club’s valuation has been able to keep on climbing, and the commercial revenue streams that the club have been able to draw in have followed a similar trajectory. READ MORE: Most United players supportive of Amorim's squad rotation amid complaint from squad member READ MORE: Fixer or fraud?

Meet the junior Ineos man at United you've not heard of The 2024 end-of-year list from Forbes has pegged United’s value at $6.55bn (£5.15bn based on present exchange rates), a figure that places them 14th on the global list, only behind one other football team, Real Madrid tied in 12th with the Philadelphia Eagles.