Everton is a “sleeping giant” for whom a new stadium would put it "back in the big time," according to Ian Doyle of the LIVERPOOL ECHO.
That is the conclusion of a new report on football finance from Tom Markham, a lecturer and expert in financial profiling in football "who has advised buyers and sellers of football clubs on valuation." Markham describes his report "as an update on one he did two years ago and not unexpectedly sees the majority of Premier League clubs see significant increases in their value on the back of bumper new TV deals." ManU is regarded the most valuable club in England at £1.8B ($2.8B). The Markham report places Arsenal as the only other Premier League club to come in worth more than £1B (at £1.1B ($1.7B)) with Man City next at £907M ($1.4B), and Chelsea at £826M ($1.3B).
Surprisingly Tottenham’s value is rated at £710M ($1.1B), well ahead of Liverpool’s £537M ($842M) with Everton "ranked down in ninth" at £216M ($339M).
Speaking to fans about the issue on social media, Markham said Spurs’ position ahead of the Reds was "primarily due to land value, consistent profitability and lack of debt." He said, "LFC will rise on stadium completion."
In terms of growth, ManU is impressive at 74% in the last two years "but still can’t keep pace" with Man City with an astonishing 126%. The "team with the best performance though is Southampton," whose market valuation has jumped 350% to £259M ($406M) now from £57.5M two years ago (LIVERPOOL ECHO, 8/21).
