Arabs target FIVE Premier League Clubs
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Arabs target FIVE Premier clubs: West Ham, Everton, Pompey, Liverpool and Newcastle on Staveley's list
Football's new leading lady and powerbroker has confirmed that Arab money will bail out English football within months, with Everton almost certain to be bought by a Middle Eastern royal family and West Ham also a target for Arab wealth.
Amanda Staveley, who put together the £210million purchase of Manchester City by Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is now working on bringing more Middle Eastern money to the Premier League and up to five clubs are being targeted.
With Manchester City manager Mark Hughes flying out this weekend to meet the sheikh and his advisers, Staveley's contacts could further transform the English game and take its wealth beyond even the levels of Chelsea's Roman Abramovich.
Sheikh Mansour is believed to measure his wealth in trillions of dollars rather than billions and, if Staveley can persuade more Middle Eastern individuals to commit to the Premier League, it could lead to a timely boost to revenues in the English game at a time when TV income has probably reached its peak.
While the Arab investors will not simply bankroll clubs without any thought for the returns or the cost, stars such as Kaka at AC Milan and Leo Messi at Barcelona are much more likely to end up in England if such wealth is injected into the Premier League.
Arab owners would also bring a revolution in management practice, with old-style football agents phased out and more structured methods of scouting and recruiting introduced.
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hope some rich fcuks will buy over liverpool. and i think, get jose to replace rafa =)
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Singapore should by a dozen of those clubs and then sell them to the ragheads for an astronomical fortune and if it doesnt work then just collect your CPF when you reach 75
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if that is true... the wages will go even higher, transfer fees are going to be even higher. it becomes a bad cycle.
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newcastle or westham please!!!