Rich Manchester City

Manchester city used to be considered as an average Premier League side, always in the shadows of their bitter rivals Manchester United. But this all began to change in August 2008. This was when Emerati Politician Sheikh Mansour financially took over the club. Mansour is considered one of football’s wealthiest owners, with an estimated individual net worth of at least £17 billion and a family fortune of at least $1 trillion.

Since City shocked the world by signing Brazilian star Robinho on transfer deadline day in September 2008, the club have been branded as ‘the richest club in the world’ in recent years by the media and the Robinho signing started a new era at the Etihad Stadium with Sheikh Mansour willing to invest in the club on and off the pitch.

with the money that has been put into the club.

Their 3 highest priced transfers consist of spending £100 million on English forward Jack Grealish, £68 million on Belgian attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and £61 million on Portuguese defender Ruben Dias.

Off the pitch, Sheikh’s finances have made the club build a new training facility for the whole club. It is believed that City paid £50 million on the new complex. All of these reasons are why Manchester City have gone from your average Premier League side to one of the best teams in club football.

On the pitch, Mansour’s money made an instant impact as they spent approximately £320m on transfers between September 2008 to September 2010. City have brought in a lot of world class talents over the years