They have spent more than United and Real Madrid: the sheiks have taken over football. And the Italians have lost out: AC Milan is at the bottom of the big spenders' league this summer
The oil barons are taking it all very seriously. The sheiks have their chequebooks out and Real Madrid and Manchester United are well behind them, with the Italian clubs nowhere to be seen. Football has new leaders in this age of petro-dollars. This summer the Arab emirs and Russian oligarchs have upturned Europe's footballing hierarchy. On 31 July, the three giants who have monopolized the transfer market are Paris Saint Germain which belongs to Qatar Investment, Manchester City which is owned by Mansur bin Zayd and Abdullah ben Nasser's Malaga. This has been the first authentic Arab revolution in the history of football
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