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.
The Saputo family is originally from Sicily, and Emanuele ‘Lino’ Saputo made the decision to leave Italy and find his fortune in Canada. With Saputo Incorporated now being the largest producer of dairy products in North America, the Saputo patriarch was right on the money.
Joey Saputo is part of the group of American entrepreneurs, led by Joe Tacopina, who acquired the Bologna football club on 14 October 2014. His appointment as chairman of the Rossoblu was made official in December 2014. Following some disagreements with Tacopina and the latter’s departure on 20 September 2015, he continued to lead the club alone. Stay tuned to know more about the richest football club owners in the world.
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