Is the Newcastle chairman hanging onto the hope that some Yank buyer will make a move like they did for Manchester United and Liverpool; or does he simply not trust the judgement of Glenn Roeder? Whatever ... Freddy Shepherd insisted the club DID have money to spend in the January transfer window ... but there are many questions we would love to ask.13th Richest Club - And We Couldn't Find £2m For Gooch!
Is the Newcastle chairman hanging onto the hope that some Yank buyer will make a move like they did for Manchester United and Liverpool; or does he simply not trust the judgement of Glenn Roeder? Whatever ... Freddy Shepherd insisted the club DID have money to spend in the January transfer window ... but there are many questions we would love to ask.As the facts and figures were released this morning, Manchester United have dropped down the "World Rich List" from second to fourth, behind Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona and Italian "Second Division" club Juventus.
The latest Deloitte Football Money League is based on annual financial statements and other direct sources.
Although they were the highest-ranked of eight English clubs in the top 20, Man Utd's annual revenue of £167.8million was some way short of first-placed Real (£202m) and runners-up Barcelona (£179.1m).
Despite Spanish dominance at the top of the list, no other Primera Liga sides feature in the rankings whereas United are joined by fellow Premiership sides Chelsea (sixth), Arsenal (ninth), Liverpool (10th), Newcastle (13th), Tottenham (15th), Manchester City (17th) and West Ham (19).
Italy provides four clubs, Germany has three and there is one club each from France and Portugal. Rangers, meanwhile, represent the Scottish Premier League in 18th place.