Man City owners City Football Group purchase majority stake in Indian Super League club Mumbai City

Khaldoon Al Mubarak and City Football Group add another club to their portfolio.
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Tony Mogan28 November 2019

Manchester City owners City Football Group have purchased a majority stake in Indian Super League side Mumbai City.

The group, which owns the Premier League champions, New York City in the US, Melbourne City in Australia, Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan, Club Atletico Torque in Uruguay, Girona in Spain and Sichuan Jiuniu in China, has agreed a deal to take a 65 per cent stake in the club.

CFG chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said on cityfootballgroup.com: "We believe that this investment will deliver transformative benefits to Mumbai City FC, to City Football Group and to Indian football as a whole.

"City Football Group is committed to the future of football in India and to the potential for Mumbai City FC within that future.

"We are very much looking forward to playing an active role in Mumbai City FC's fan and local communities, and working with our co-owners to further develop the club as quickly as possible."

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