Real Madrid and Barcelona were the top-earning European football clubs in 2008-09 according to a study by Spanish company Prime Time Sport.
Manchester United dropped from second to fourth place in the year, overtaken by Barcelona, which rose to second, and Arsenal.
The study said Real turned over €407 million, up from €366 million the previous season. La Liga and Champions League winner Barcelona earned €385 millio. Arsenal's €357 million revenues were boosted by £88 million from the sale of property on the site of its hold stadium, Highbury. Premier League champions Manchester United earned €317 million.
The study also showed that transfer spending by clubs in the top European leagues in the January transfer window fell 66 per cent to €112 million between 2009 and 2010.
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