Chelsea have once again been named as one of the richest clubs in world football.
The Blues had revenues of £452.2million in 2018/19 according to the latest Deloitte Money League.
It's a return that makes them the ninth richest club in the world, but not the top club in London. Tottenham Hotspur claimed that title last season by reaching the final of the Champions League.
Chelsea’s revenue has more than doubled over the last decade going from £206.4million in 2008/09 to the figure announced today.
Despite this they've fallen down the overall rankings as other clubs have grown much faster.
Back in 2008/09 Chelsea were actually the fifth richest club in the world, a position they held up to the 2011/12 campaign.
Chelsea are now only the fifth richest club in England, nevermind the world.
Manchester United are the highest placed club from this country - as they always have been - with revenues of £627.1million.
Manchester City have the second highest revenue in England (£538.2million) followed by Liverpool (£533.0million) and Tottenham (£459.3million).
Liverpool's revenues have grown by 189% in the last decade while the revenues of Tottenham have grown by a massive 283%.
Chelsea also saw their revenue grow by 116% in the same time - and impressive increase but not quite in the same league as Spurs.
Barcelona top the latest league table with revenues of £741.1million with Real Madrid in second place with revenues of £667.5million.
The Blues actually recorded a loss last season by their own accounts after missing out on Champions League football in 2018 and received a £247million boost by their own Roman Abramovich through the club's parent company, Fordstam.
A high-spending summer transfer window saw pre-tax loss of £102million for the year ending June 2019, but given that Deloitte's table only accounts for revenue, this has not hampered Chelsea.
Champions League football returned to Stamford Bridge this season, and Frank Lampard is set to deliver another top four finish in 2020.
With access to Europe's top tier competition expect a further rise in revenue in the next set of results from the Deloitte Football Money League next year, and losses will be limited after a summer window with minimal purchases due to a transfer ban.
That should mean that Lampard has plenty to spend in the summer of 2020, especially given the links between the Blues and top targets Ben Chiwell and Jadon Sancho.
Deloitte Football Money League 2018/19
Rank // Club // Revenue
1 // Barcelona // £741,100,000
2 // Real Madrid // £667,500,000
3 // Manchester United // £627,100,000
4 // Bayern Munich // £581,800,000
5 // PSG // £560,500,000
6 // Manchester City // £538,200,000
7 // Liverpool // £533,000,000
8 // Tottenham Hotspur // £459,300,000
9 // Chelsea // £452,200,000
10 // Juventus // £405,200,000
11 // Arsenal // £392,700,000
12 // Borussia Dortmund // £332,400,000
13 // Atletico Madrid // £324,000,000
14 // Inter // £321,300,000
15 // Schalke // £286,300,000
16 // Roma // £203,600,000
17 // Lyon // £194,600,000
18 // West Ham United // £190,700,000
19 // Everton // £187,700,000
20 // Napoli // £182,800,000
