If Abramovich changed Chelsea then Sheikh Mansour transformed Manchester City in all recognition. In buying them for £200million in 2008 Mansour made City the richest club in English football history overnight.
As chairman of the Abu Dhabi United Group Mansour has overseen a colossal spend which has seen some of the world's finest players move to the Etihad.
That investment has brought unrivalled success to the club with two Premier League titles as well as several Champions League campaigns, albeit up to now not with the success the club are aspiring to.
Indeed, Mansour can now count on fresh Chinese investment, having announced a deal to sell 13 percent of the club to CMC (China Media Capital) Holdings for $400m (around £265m).
With no signs of the investment drying up and coupled with the relaxation of UEFA's FFP regulations Mansour is sure to see City continue their assault on the game both at home and abroad in the coming years.
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