Without money, nothing works in soccer. Anyone who doesn’t have millions can’t play at the top of the football business. Stay tuned as in this article of Gazettely, we will reveal the top richest football club owners in the world as of 2021. Stay tuned.
In the last few years, football has undergone a complete change of dimension thanks to because of money. Nowadays, it has become almost normal to see transfers taking place for unimaginable amounts of money or huge incomes like Neymar’s.
Football players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, have turned into marketing assets that can be bought and sold. Furthermore, the TV rights to obtain and broadcast championships and other competitions have become an area where the sums sometimes reach colossal sums.
The same applies to the financial strength of clubs… While most football fans think that the owners of Manchester City and PSG are the richest, the truth is quite different. While both clubs are, for example, ranked among the 10 most expensive squads in Europe, below we will take a look at the richest football club owners and there are a few surprises in this ranking.
Who are the richest football club owners in the world?
Although some of them own big European clubs, such as Roman Abramovitch with Chelsea or the Agnelli family who have owned Juventus since 1923 (and who have had the time to sell players sometimes at a high price), there are others who own more modest clubs. For example, Shahid Khan owns Fulham, which is playing in the English second division, or businessmen who have preferred to bet on MLS clubs rather than on top teams! If you are ready, let’s see who the richest football club owners in the world are.
Farhad Moshiri was born in Iran into a wealthy family. After the revolution in his country, he emigrated to England and is now chairman and major shareholder of USM, a Russian holding company with its hands in everything from metallurgy and mining to telecommunications, technology and the Internet.
Moshiri and his business partner Usmanov were co-owners of Red & White Holdings, which owned 14.65% of Arsenal FC. In 2016, Moshiri sold his stake in Arsenal FC to buy a 49.9% stake in Everton FC. Previously, Moshiri was in contact with the then majority owner Bill Kenwright for 18 months.
At the time of the takeover, Moshiri said “There has never been such a level playing field in the Premier League as there is now. Bill Kenwright has taught me what it means to be an Evertonian and I really look forward to working with him to help Everton succeed in the future. ”
Everton FC has spent more than €500m on new players since Moshiri took over. In 2018, Moshiri raised his stake to 68.6%, and one year later to 77.2%. USM is the namesake of Everton’s training ground USM Finch Farm since January 2017.