Manchester City now worth £7.5bn, says chairman Al Mubarak Sport Business Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak insists the club are now worth at least £7.5bn but that owner Sheikh Mansour has no intention of selling. City have been the most successful English club of the last 10 years but have now gone two seasons without winning the Premier League title for the first time since [...]
Pep Guardiola to stay on CFG payroll after quitting Manchester City Sport Business Pep Guardiola is to continue working for City Football Group despite confirming his departure as manager of its flagship club, Manchester City. Guardiola will take charge of his final match on Sunday, having become the most successful manager in City history during a 10-year spell that gleaned six Premier League titles. The former Barcelona and [...]
Man City boss Guardiola calls for better society after Ratcliffe immigrants row Sport Business Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called on countries to “embrace other cultures” after Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the UK had been colonised by immigrants. Ratcliffe’s comments drew condemnation from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham as well as from across football. The Ineos billionaire has since [...]
Guardiola calls out Premier League clubs for not winning trophies February 3, 2026 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called out big Premier League clubs for not winning trophies despite spending more over the last five years. After the January transfer window closed on Monday – which saw the 20 Premier League clubs spend around £400m – City’s net spend over the past five years sat at £396m [...]
Man City bolster Club World Cup bid with £46m Reijnders deal June 4, 2025 Manchester City have moved to strengthen their bid for the Club World Cup by agreeing a deal to sign Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan for £46m. Reijnders was recently named midfielder of the season in Serie A after scoring a career-best 15 goals in 54 matches, despite Milan only finishing eighth in the [...]
Guardiola calls on Man City faithful in race for Champions League April 21, 2025 Pep Guardiola has called on the Manchester City faithful to come out in force on Tuesday as his club look to take a step towards Champions League qualification at the Etihad. The Spaniard’s side have been poor this year, having won the previous four Premier League titles, but remain in the table’s top six. They [...]
Manchester City’s January transfer window spending is smashing records January 23, 2025 Manchester City’s January transfer window spending has rocketed to record levels with the signing of Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis, as Pep Guardiola attempts to revive their season. The trio have cost the Premier League champions a combined £128m. That is more than Manchester City’s spending in the eight previous January transfer windows [...]
Haaland Manchester City deal could be worth £247m, reports January 17, 2025 Manchester City golden boy Erling Haaland’s nine-and-a-half-year deal could be worth over £245m for the Norway international. The striker, who reached 100 goals for Pep Guardiola’s side in September last year in 105 games, could stay at the Etihad Stadium until 2034 should he play out his entire near-decade contract. It is suggested that his [...]
Pep hits back at Anfield after Liverpool widen chasm to listless Man City December 1, 2024 Pep Guardiola admitted he was surprised to be taunted as Liverpool poured more misery on his Manchester City team and extended their lead at the top of the Premier League on Sunday. Goals in each half from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah earned the leaders a 2-0 win and put them nine points clear at [...]
Manchester City ‘115 charges’ case could drag on beyond end of season November 27, 2024 Manchester City’s hearing into more than 100 charges brought by the Premier League is taking longer than expected, raising fears that the season could finish with a cloud still hanging over the champions. The hearing at the International Dispute Resolution Centre off Paternoster Square in Canada was tipped to run for 10 [...]