2018's football rich list is here, and there's no surprise at who's leading the pack.

Manchester United, having recently agreed to pay Alexis Sanchez a reported £500,000-a-week are crowned richest club in the world for the second year running, with Real Madrid a mere £1.5 million behind them in the standings.

As anticipated, the top 20 clubs in Deloitte's Football Money League are all from Europe, with Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all making the top 10.

The Premier League, with its mammoth television deal, understandably controls half of the list's standings, which represents the highest ever amount of teams from one country. Southampton and Leicester both feature in the top 20 at 15th and 18th respectively. Four English clubs feature from 21-30, including Bournemouth, who only joined the Premier League in 2015, in 28th.

For future reference, the new Champions League format from 2018/19 and Premier League domestic and international broadcast rights agreements commencing in 2019/20 will play a significant role in the outlook of future money lists.

Deloitte's Dan Jones said: "United’s ability to retain first position is all the more impressive against the backdrop of the weakened Pound against the Euro, and with both Real Madrid and Barcelona forecasting further revenue growth in 2017/18, the battle at the top will likely come down to on-pitch performance again next year.

"With all three clubs through to the round of 16 of the Champions League, it may be as simple as the club that goes furthest in the competition will have the best chance of topping the Money League next year."

The 2018 Deloitte Football Money League

1. Manchester United, £581.2 (million)2. Real Madrid, £579.73. Barcelona, £557.14. Bayern Munich, £505.15. Man City, £453.56. Arsenal, £4197. Paris Saint-Germain, £417.88. Chelsea, £367.89. Liverpool, £364.510. Juventus, £348.611. Tottenham, £305.612. Borussia Dortmund, £285.813. Atletico Madrid, £234.214. Leicester City, £23315. Internazionale, £225.216. Schalke, £197.817. West Ham, £183.318. Southampton, £182.319. Napoli, £172.520. Everton, £171.2