Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Manchester City owner Sheik Mansour of Abu Dhabi is close to sealing an astounding $100million deal to establish a new MLS team in New York.
According to the New York Times, Abu
Dhabi royal Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan is close in negotiations to launch
a Major League Soccer franchise in New York City.
The billionaire owner of the
deposed Barclays Premier League champions has been in top-secret discussions
with MLS for months about establishing a lucrative franchise in the USA. Sheikh
Mansour, whose private investment group owns English Premier League side
Manchester City, is reportedly prepared to pay a $100m expansion fee to setup
the team, two sources familiar with the matter told the paper. The previous
record for such an expansion fee was the $40m paid to found a side in Montreal
in 2012.
Sportsmail also reveals
that the deal is close and the Sheik is hopeful he, and MLS officials, will be in
a position to announce its completion when Roberto Mancini’s side play an
exhibition game against Chelsea in New York at the end of next month.
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