After the Saudi authorities settled its difficulties with beIN Sports over unauthorized Premier League football streaming, the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United appears to be back on track.
The Premier League must still approve the contract, but it has made substantial progress since beIN and the Saudis reached an agreement on Wednesday. Will Newcastle United follow Manchester City’s lead and become the Premier League’s next big thing?
Who Are The Premier League Richest Club Owners
We all know that the English Premier League is the richest national league in football, with the majority – if not all – of its clubs owned by billionaire businessmen from China, the United States, Russia, and the Middle East.
Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s and Africa’s richest man, was rumored to be interested in purchasing Arsenal at one point.
Orji Uzor Kalu, the Nigerian Senate’s Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, was also considering purchasing a 35 percent share in Arsenal FC.
What are the chances? The richest Premier League owners can also be found in Africa.
Below are the list of the richest English football club owners.
List of Premier League owners and Net Worth
- Arsenal: Stan Kroenke – $8.3B
- Aston Villa: Nassef Sawiris – $9.4B
- Brighton & Hove Albion: Tony Bloom – $1.3B
- Burnley: ALK Capital
- Chelsea: Roman Abramovich – $13.9B
- Crystal Palace: Steve Parish + Joshua Harris (18%) + David S. Blitzer (18%) – $3.9B
- Everton: Farhad Moshiri (77.2%) + Bill Kenwright CBE + Jon Woods – $2.5B
- Fulham: Shahid Khan – $7.9B
- Leeds United: Andrea Radrizzani (63%) + 49ers Enterprises – York Family and others (37%) -$4B
- Leicester City: The Srivaddhanaprabha Family – $3.7B
- Liverpool: Fenway Sports Group – $2.8B
- Manchester City: Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan – $22B
- Manchester United: The Glazer Family – $4.7B
- Newcastle United: Mike Ashley – $4B
- Sheffield United: Abdullah bin Musa’ed – $200M
- Southampton: Gao Jisheng (80%) + Katharina Liebherr (20%) – $4B
- Tottenham Hotspur: Joe Lewis (70.6% of 85% holding company) + Daniel Levy (29.4% of 85% holding company) – $5.2B
- West Bromwich Albion: Guochuan Lai (87.8%) – $2.8B
- West Ham United: David Sullivan (51.1%) + David Gold (35.1%) + Albert Smith (10%) – $1.6B
- Wolverhampton Wanderers: Guo Guangchang + Liang Xinjun + Wang Qunbin – $9.14B
List of EFL Championship Football Club Owners and Net Worth
- Barnsley: Chien Lee + Paul Conway + Grace Hung + Neerav Parekh + Billy Beane + The Cryne Family – $9.1B
- Birmingham City: Paul Suen – $440M
- Blackburn Rovers: V H Group (99.9%) – $860M
- Bournemouth: Maxim Demin – $100M
- Brentford: Matthew Benham
- Bristol City: Stephen Lansdown – $2.5B
- Cardiff City: Vincent Tan (51%) – $770M
- Coventry City: Joy Seppala
- Derby County: Mel Morris – $500M
- Huddersfield Town: Phil Hodgkinson – $475M
- Luton Town: Luton Town Football Club 2020 LTD
- Middlesbrough: Steve Gibson – $263M
- Millwall: John Berylson + Richard Smith – $175M
- Norwich City: Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones (53%) + Michael Foulger (15%) – $30M
- Nottingham Forest: Evangelos Marinakis – $650M
- Preston North End: Trevor Hemmings CVO (51.4%) – $720M
- Queens Park Rangers: Tony Fernandes (66%) – $745M + Lakshmi Mittal (33%) – $18B
- Reading: Dai Yongge (90.29%)
- Sheffield Wednesday: Dejphon Chansiri
- Rotherham United: Tony Stewart OBE (49%) + Joan Stewart (46%) + Richard Stewart (5%) – $180M
- Stoke City: The Coates Family – $3.1B
- Swansea City: Stephen Kaplan & Jason Levien (68%) + Swansea City Supporters Trust (21.1%)
- Wigan Athletic: International Entertainment Corporation
- Watford: Gino Pozzo – $120M
Updates List of League One Football Club Owners and Net Worth
- Accrington Stanley: Andy Holt
- AFC Wimbledon: Wimbledon Football Club Supporters’ Society (The Dons Trust)
- Blackpool: Simon Sadler (96.2%)
- Bristol Rovers: Wael al-Qadi (100%) – $30M
- Burton Albion: Ben Robinson (98%)
- Charlton Athletic: Thomas Sandgaard
- Doncaster Rovers: John Ryan + Dick Watson (26%) + Terry Bramall CBE
- Fleetwood Town: Andy Pilley (98%)
- Gillingham: Paul Scally
- Hull City: The Allam Family – $325M
- Ipswich Town: Marcus Evans
- Lincoln City: Lincoln City Holdings Ltd (70%)
- Milton Keynes Dons: Pete Winkelman
- Oxford United: Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
- Peterborough United: Darragh MacAnthony (50%) Kelgary Sports and Entertainment (50%)
- Portsmouth: Michael Eisner
- Rochdale: Andrew Kilpatrick
- Shrewsbury Town: Roland Wycherley
- Southend United: Ron Martin
- Sunderland: Stewart Donald
- Tranmere Rovers: Mark Palios
- Wycombe Wan-derers: Rob Couhig (75%) + Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Trust (25%)
- Bolton Wanderers: Ken Anderson – $17M
Updated List of League Two Football Club Owners and Net Worth
- Bradford City: Stefan Rupp (77.5%)
- Cambridge United: Paul Barry (80%) Adam Webb (10%) Mark Green (10%)
- Carlisle United: Andrew Jenkins (37% of 93% holding company) + John Nixon (18%) + Steven Pattison (18%) + The United Trust (25.4%)
- Cheltenham Town: Andy Wilcox
- Colchester United: Robbie Cowling
- Crawley Town: The Executors of Bruce Winfield’s Estate
- Crewe Alexandra: Norman Hassall Hassall (32% of 60% holding company) + Daniel Potts
- Exeter City: Exeter City FC Supporters’ Trust – Trust Ownership Working Group
- Forest Green Rovers: Dale Vince + Hector Bellerin
- Grimsby Town: John Fenty (42.91%) + Mike Parker (22%) + The Mariners Trust (14.13%) – $18M
- Leyton Orient: Eagle Investments 2017 Ltd
- Mansfield Town: John Radford
- Morecambe: Bond Group Investments Limited (82% major shareholder)
- Newport County: Newport County AFC Supporters Trust
- Northampton Town: David Anthony Cardoza + Anthony Michael Cardoza + Deborah Jones + Trustees of Stuart Wilson
- Oldham Athletic: Abdallah Lemsagam
- Plymouth Argyle: Simon Hallett (97%)
- Port Vale: Synsol Holdings Ltd
- Salford City: Peter Lim (40%) + Phil Neville (10%) + Gary Neville (10%) + Nicky Butt (10%) + Paul Scholes (10%) + Ryan Giggs (10%) + David Beckham (10%) – $2.5B
- Scunthorpe United: Peter Swann and family – $445M
- Stevenage: Phil Wallace (91%)
- Swindon Town: Lee Power
- Walsall: Leigh Pomlett
List of the Top 10 Richest Premier League Football Club Owners
10. Mike Ashley: Newcastle – $2.8bn
9. Joshua Harris: Crystal Palace – $4.3bn
8. Glazer family: Manchester United – $5bn
7. Guo Guanchang: Wolves – $5.6bn
6. Nassef Sawiris: Aston Villa – $5.8bn
5. Joe Lewis & Daniel Levy: Tottenham – $6bn
4. Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (and family): Leicester City – $6bn
3. Stan Kroenke: Arsenal – $10bn
2. Roman Abramovich: Chelsea – $11.3bn
1. Sheikh Mansour: Manchester City – $20bn