Not long ago, Newcastle United officially announced the news that the Saudi consortium had acquired the club, which made many Newcastle Union fans rejoice. The rise of the "Magpies" has reminded many fans of the scene when Abu and Mansour entered Chelsea and Manchester City. There is no doubt that the gold dollar storm set off by these two clubs has been very successful, will the arrival of the Saudi consortium change the pattern of the Premier League again?
Like Abu, Prince Mansour loves watching football so much that owning Manchester City makes him "very enjoyable". In 2000, Mansour bought local club Jazira as a miniature version of Manchester City, spending millions on players, including bringing in Brazilian striker Sobis and then launching former AC Milan striker Ricardo Oliveira in front of more than 500 local fans.
Jazila chairman Rometi said the club was willing to pay 10 to 15 per cent more salary than European clubs to attract stars. However, the team was only able to send three foreign players, and Abu Dhabi prefers to cultivate local sports talents. However, Prince Mansour's investment was effective, and the club successfully won the 2007 Gulf Club Championship Cup and the UAE Confederations Cup.
A club of Jazira's size is clearly not enough to satisfy Mansour' interest, with Mubarak saying he has always "wanted to build a European club into one of the top clubs in the world", while the Dubai sheikh had also considered buying Liverpool, and Dubai's businessmen eventually recommended Manchester City to him. In Mansour's view, Although Manchester City has not achieved success for many years, it has a very strong fan base, which is the same as the Saudi Arabian consortium's acquisition of Newcastle United.
Newcastle United has a much more glorious record than Manchester City, and the team was once one of the clubs with the most fans. Therefore, both clubs have good investment prospects for the financiers. Mubarak believes that Prince Mansour is a cunning businessman, although he also has an interest in football, and the great football journey is an important reason for him in the first place. But Mansour is not a fool of money, and he certainly doesn't make a loss-making deal.
So, on the last day of the 2008 summer transfer window, when Fahim took Robinho from Abu for £32.5 million on behalf of City's new owners, it represented the beginning of the Manchester City storm. Even if Robinho's performance at Manchester City was not satisfactory, Adebayor, Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko, Negredo and others all cashed in on their value and played at the level they deserved. Ferguson, who is The Manchester United manager, also feels tremendous pressure, not like the pressure that Arsenal brings to the opponents, but the irritation of "wild" at his own doorstep.
To put it bluntly, Manchester City and Chelsea at that time were toys in the hands of capital giants. But now it's very different, chelsea's metamorphosis came after being banned from moving. Lampard's youth army has risen rapidly, and Tuchel has played a role as a catalyst, and today's Blues have achieved a perfect combination of youth training + big stars. Manchester City has also emerged young players such as Foden, and Guardiola hopes to build another giant team in the Premier League by building a club. Whether it was Abu and Al-Mansour, or now the Saudi Arabian consortium, they all see the long-term development of the Premier League. Because it will certainly be stingy in the early stages, but it is not known that the Saudi Arabian consortium can maintain patience like Al Mansour.