Manchester City’s Worst Purhases in the Sheikh Mansour Era

DBasia.news –  Manchester City has been under the direction of the Middle East consortium led by Sheikh Mansour for 11 years. Sheikh Mansour purchased a club from the Abu Dhabi Group company.

Sheikh Mansour’s determination to bring Manchester City to the best place is very challenging to disprove. The owner dared to disburse funds of up to hundreds of millions of pounds to bring in star players. Of course, the title becomes the final destination.

Kevin De Bruyne, Vincent Kompany, David Silva, Sergio Aguero to Raheem Sterling became the foundation of Manchester City at this time. The joining of the five players is proof that Sheikh Mansour has never been half-hearted for the affairs of giving the best for The Citizens.

The results are also seen in the field. Manchester City have won all titles in England in the Sheikh Mansour era. Now, the Champions League title is a goal that is being pursued.

However, the transfer market did not run smoothly for Manchester City. Although it seemed easy to get the desired player because of the strength of the funds, Man City had to bite their fingers a few times as the newer players did not appear as expected.

Here are three of Manchester City’s worst purchases in the era of Sheik Mansour:

1. Owen Hargreaves (2011-2012, 4 matches)

Like Denis Law, Billy Meredith and Carlos Tevez, Hargreaves has played at Manchester City and Manchester United. However, he only had a positive impact on one team.

The arrival of Owen Hargreaves from Man United to Manchester City in 2011 was a surprise in the transfer market. Moreover, he had just done a complicated season after experiencing an injury.

Owen Hargreaves scored on his debut. However, the player only appeared 13 minutes in the Premier League. Owen Hargreaves’s last City final match was a 3-2 defeat against the Red Devils.

2. Denis Suarez (2011-2013, 2 matches)

The name Denis Suarez may have been forgotten by supporters of Man City. Understandably, the intertwining of the player’s story is only an instant.

Initially, Denis Suarez was labeled the successor to David Silva on the Spanish national team. However, the player did not make a slick impression in two years at Manchester.

In the end, Suarez joined Barcelona in August 2013. At present, the 25-year-old player returns to the Premier League by defending the Arsenal banner.

3. Bruno Zuculini (2014-2017, 1 match)

Der Spiegel accused Bruno Zuculini of being owned by a third party while at Manchester City. That made the Citizens violate FA regulations. However, behind who owns it, The Citizens get the smallest impact.

Zulucini joined from Racing Club in 2014. He appeared in the English League Cup where The Citizens snatched 3-0. However, after that, Zuculini never played again.

Manchester City loaned Zuculini to Valencia, Cordoba, Middlesbrough, AEK Athens, Rayo Vallecano in the hope of providing enough flight hours. However, until finally being sold to Hellas Verona, Zuculini did not give a sweet impression to The Citizens.