05/06/2026
Khaldoon Al Mubarak is looking forward to a βwonderful sitdownβ interview at to discuss the charges verdict when it arrives but is keeping his mouth shut until then. In the meantime, the City chairman says owner Sheikh Mansour is committed to the long-term investment of the club as it becomes more and more valuable
βThereβs no intention to sell. Thereβs only intention to keep growing this because the view here is this will only grow and this is a beautiful business to own," said Al Mubarak. "Itβs football and itβs entertainment. And in the world weβre in today, while the world changes and peopleβs attention goes to different things, sport stays. And football within sports is the pinnacle. And Manchester City and this Group within the football world is a pinnacle. And these sorts of jewels, you donβt sell.
"When Sheikh Mansour looks at this club, he sees it as a long-term investment. Not just Sheikh Mansour. Sheikh Mansour of course and the shareholders who have invested in this club over the years buy into the vision that weβre going to invest in something thatβs going to grow in value over time. Of course, His Highness has no intention of selling this business, but over time, new shareholders come in at different value points that show how that value is really growing. So, this club, when Sheikh Mansour first invested in it, the value was $100-120 million back in 2008.
"Then over the years weβve had multiple stop points where the value went from $120 million to $1billion, the value of the Group became $1 billion. Then it became $2 billion, then it became $3 billion, then we had investors come in and actually invest in the club at $3 billion. We continued to grow; we continued to grow the value of this business while always keeping the profits and the revenue in the business because that helps to keep growing this value that weβre creating. Then we went up to $5 billion and then more money came in, investors buying into this strategy.
