Apr 17, 2013 10:02:00 PM Barcelona have increased 99 percent in value over the last 12 months whilst the Red Devils see their top position crumble as the Blancos take over in Forbes' top 20 rankings The Red Devils have sat at the top of the list for nine years in a row but Jose Mourinho's men are actually worth $135 million more (a103m) at $3.3 billion (a2.429bn), while Sir Alex Ferguson's part stay minute available magazine's most useful membership list. Barcelona are perched easily in third - $565m (a434m) behind United but $1.274m (a978m) before fourth-placed Arsenal - and rose 99 percent in value over 12 weeks. Bayern Munich complete the top five having made the Champions League final last year in addition to finishing second in the Bundesliga. Their importance is sure to rise more in next year's ranks with the additional fascination of Pep Guardiola as coach, as well as their success in this season's Bundesliga and a possible treble of trophies. AC Milan would be the top-placed Serie A area in sixth and the highest-placed club to be valued below the a1bn mark this season. However, they're also the sole club in the utmost effective 10 which have been down in value during the last 12 months. Chelsea's Champions League-winning year saw maintain their position in the list and enhance their value by 18%, not contrasting to the group below them, Juventus, who saw their value increase by 17% after returning to Scudetto-lifting methods in 2012. Birmingham City increased from 13th to 9th in Forbes' record after winning the Premier League last year and qualifying for the Champions League for the next following plan. An English staff not faring as well are Liverpool, who have been fourth in April 2008 but end up 10th five years later as they continue steadily to suffer from not competing with the European elite. Outside of the top remain Champions League semi-finalists Borussia Dortmund in 13th, Italian giants Inter in 14th, Europa League quarter-finalists Tottenham in 11th, Bundesliga side Schalke in 12th and Olympique Lyonnais in 15th. The final five in the record are South America's sole newcomers Corinthians in 16th, Walter Mazzarri's Napoli in 17th, German area Hamburg in 18th, Olympique de Marseille (who dropped 18% in value, the greatest decline in the most effective 20) in 19th and Newcastle United perched 20th. Curiously, despite being considered certainly one of the most effective groups in the earth, Paris Saint-Germain fail to make the top 20, while La Liga's top-three duo are the only Spanish sides to make the number.
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