Sulaiman Al-Fahim aiming to become Manchester City's answer to Roman Abramovich

Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the businessman behind the takeover of Manchester City, says there is no limit to his ambition for the club, adding that he aims to replicate the impact of Roman Abramovich.
With the due-diligence process expected to be completed by the end of the week, Al-Fahim's Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) will become the majority shareholders of the club and Al-Fahim has already said he would not hesitate to spend £200 million next summer if it was deemed necessary.
"We would like to see Manchester City fighting for trophies in every tournament," Al-Fahim said. “We are looking to make the same kind of impact at Manchester City that has happened at Chelsea."
"We don't just want Manchester City to be challenging for trophies in England, but also in the Champions League. We want them to be in for every trophy available."
City wasted no time flexing their newfound financial muscle yesterday, outbidding Chelsea with a British record offer of £34.2m to sign Robinho. The Real Madrid and Brazil forward signed a four-year deal worth £95,000 a week after tax, effectively trebling the wages he was earning at Real.
Mark Hughes, the City manager, said: “We have been in the market today for Robinho and I think people understand now that there is another club with the financial power to compete for any player in the world and that’s Manchester City.”
Hughes has already been charged with qualifying for next season's Champions League and Al-Fahim says the new owners expect this term to be a vast improvement on last season's ninth place finish in the Premier League.
"A place in the Champions League is quite a jump from last season, but we are ready to sit down with the manager, find out the players he would like, and bring the right players into the club," Al-Fahim added.
"This season we would like to be a lot better than last season, and we are eager for trophies next season."
City face Chelsea at Eastlands in their next league match a week on Sunday and Al-Fahim says he hopes to attend that game, as he looks to finalise the details of the takeover.
"Our message to the fans would be we promise we are here to sustain the club and make Manchester City competitive for trophies at the highest level," Al-Fahim said. "We would also like to bring in extra revenues by introducing new marketing ideas.
"Looking at the club, they have a lot of fans, they are loyal fans, and there is the opportunity to grow there. They also have a lot of history. It was all very attractive to us. I think the one thing that has been missing was the right person to provide the right investment."
FROM:TIMES