City blow Premiership apart

NewsManchester City are understood to be the richest club in the Premiership and have massive plans to unsettle the Premiership elite.

The sensational takeover by Abu Dhabi Group for Development and Investment means the club's spending power will surpass even that of Chelsea, already underlined by a £30m plus bid for Spurs' forward Dimitar Berbatov.

Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim, said to be wealthier than Chelsea's owner Roman Abrahmovic, who heads the group said: "We will release details later, but this is a great event for both the club and Abu Dhabi.

"Our goal is very simple: to make Manchester City the biggest club in the Premier League, and to begin with to finish in the top four this season."

Punters are already catching on to the feel-good factor at Eastlands and using their £25 free bet to back Hughes' side to enjoy a successful campaign.

Berbatov, who looked certain to sign for Manchester United prior to City's incredible last offer, is understood to be in Manchester where he will make his decision over which club to join.

City boss Mark Hughes would love to trump United and looks set to speak to the Bulgarian international at some point today.

Berbatov has been left out of Spurs' last two games and the White Hart lane outfit have accepted City's bid as they revamp their own strikeforce.

Hughes has admitted that he has further bids on the table, one of which could be for Brazilian striker Ronaldo and City's odds look sure to contract in many markets over the coming months.



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