The Premier League rich list – where does Mike Ashley fit amongst the rich list of club owners?

The latest Forbes rich list of the world’s billionaires has just been released with Mike Ashley 10th richest in the UK, 306th in the world.

The Mike Ashley Forbes valuation sees the Newcastle United owner weighing in at a whopping $5.5bn, what value though are Newcastle United to him?

Maybe the real value of having a Mike Ashley came when Newcastle were relegated (which was largely down to his poor decision making at the time) and the fact that he could sustain his football club/business.