In spite of being Europe's most successful club, Real Madrid CF has not experienced the best of times. They have not won a Champions League trophy in 9 years not to forget the fact that their last La Liga trophy was in 2008. To compound such a dismal run, Real Madrid as of 2010 have incurred a debt of 244 million euros. Considering all the above data, one would wonder as to how they are still rated the second most valuable football club behind Manchester United. According to me, the main reason why Real Madrid is so valuable is that when a person purchases a club like Real Madrid, they are essentially buying money. This may seem absurd but it is infact very true. When a person purchases Real, they buy the entire club which includes players, stadium and revenue from merchandise and television rights. With a club like Real, these constitute a huge sum of money. A player like Cristiano Ronaldo has a buyout clause of 1 billion euros which in essence means that if a club wanted to force Real Madrid to sell the Portugese winger, they would have to fork over a ridiculous price which could hurt the pockets of even some of the wealthiest people on the planet. Ronaldo is just one such player. Real Madrid's roster include the likes of Kaka,Ozil,Benzema,Casillas and the list goes on. Not to forget that the Santiago Bernabeu could be in your possession. All these factors is why I think that Real Madrid is still one of the most valuable football clubs on the planet.
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