Birmingham City: Tom Wagner and Tom Brady's net worth compared to the richest Premier League owners | OneFootball

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·21. September 2024

Birmingham City: Tom Wagner and Tom Brady's net worth compared to the richest Premier League owners

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We compared to the net worth of Birmingham City's Tom Wagner and Tom Brady to the owners of Premier League clubs.

Birmingham City will be hoping to make an immediate return to the Championship this season.


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Birmingham were relegated to League One last season following a disastrous campaign that saw seven different managers take charge of the team, including caretakers, but they look to be in a strong position to bounce back at the first attempt.

The ambitious Blues board heavily backed manager Chris Davies in the transfer market this summer, spending a reported total of around £24 million during the course of the window, including £15 million on Fulham striker Jay Stansfield.

While their first season at the helm ended in disappointment, Birmingham have been a club transformed since their takeover by Knighthead Capital, headed up by chairman Tom Wagner, last summer.

Just a few weeks after the takeover was confirmed, NFL legend Tom Brady bought a minority stake in the club, and his involvement has brought plenty of extra publicity to the Blues, as shown by their recent 3-1 home win over Wrexham, when stars such as David Beckham and Gary Neville were present in the stands.

Wagner has set a target of returning to the Premier League by 2026, which would need the club to achieve back-to-back promotions, and we looked at how the net worth of Birmingham owners compares to those currently in the top flight.

Net worth of Birmingham City owners compared to Premier League's richest

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Birmingham owners Knighthead Capital reportedly manage around $9 billion (£7.25 billion) of assets, and Wagner himself is estimated to have a net worth of around $1.6 billion (£1.34 billion), while Brady is said to be worth around $300m (£252 million).

In total, that gives the Blues owners a combined net worth of just under £9 billion, which would rank them eighth on the list of current Premier League owners, as per GiveMeSport's rankings.

Only the owners of Newcastle United (£478 billion), Manchester United (£19.2 billion), Aston Villa (£13.8 billion), Manchester City (£12.9 billion), Chelsea (£12.21 billion), Ipswich Town (£10.8 billion) and Arsenal (£9.97 billion) have a greater net worth than the Birmingham owners, underlining the club's financial power.

The Blues owners have a significantly higher net worth than some of those towards the bottom of the Premier League rich list, including the owners of Brentford (£216.3 million), Nottingham Forest (£479 million), Southampton (£1 billion), Brighton & Hove Albion (£1 billion) and Bournemouth (£1.4 billion).

Birmingham's owners have certainly not been afraid to invest some of their vast financial resources during their time at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, but Wagner insists that the club are determined to comply with the EFL's financial rules.

There is no doubt that Wagner and Brady have made a big impact on the Blues, and it seems that the true extent of their plans are yet to be revealed, with Wagner stating that "our ambitions are bigger than has been reported by a fair measure" and claiming that they will "blow people’s minds".

On the basis of what we have seen from the pair so far, you would be inclined to believe Wagner on that, and while the first priority will be to win promotion from League One, there could be some exciting days ahead for Birmingham supporters.

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