Many do not know it, others do not remember it, but Manchester City was not the powerful and dominant club that had the best footballers on the planet in its ranks until the arrival of Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahayanthe sheikh of the United Arab Emirates who made the decision to invest in a modest Premier League club to turn it into a modern-day giant.
In this way, we remind you what one of the Manchester City lineups was like before the arrival of the Emirati billionaire and that international figures began to arrive at the institution starting in 2008.
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His stay in Manchester was between 2006 and 2018, although during that period he was loaned to several clubs, despite that he was one of the players who had the longest career in the club in its first years after the arrival of the sheikh and the investment group where he won six Titles. The English goalkeeper was considered by the national team, he went to two European Championships and two World Cups.
The Croatian international defender only stayed for one semester after the arrival of the investors. In total there were two seasons and in the second he had very little participation.
The Irish international defender was part of the citizen team for nine seasons between 2000 and 2009, he was one of the first to leave after the arrival of the investment, he only remained at the club for about a year and a half more until he was replaced. It is worth mentioning that he was one of the leaders of the team.
The English defender debuted with City in 2005, there he established himself as a player and was an essential part of the team since he is one of the few players who have emerged from the club's lower divisions. He remained until 2014 where he was part of several championships.
The English full-back was at the club between 2006 and 2009, he was one of the first elements to leave the club with the arrival of the investors.
In July 2007, the midfielder was transferred from Atlético de Madrid to Manchester City. But due to the multiple injuries suffered, he was barely able to play 60 games in three years, so they did not renew his contract and he was signed by the Bolton Wanderers.
Another of City's youth players, he was part of the club between 2004 and 2010, until he left for the Aston Villa. The Irish midfielder had good seasons at the club, but his indiscipline prevented him from prospering.
In the summer of 2007, Manchester City paid £8 million by Yearwho signed a four-year contract, but only stayed two years at the club, since in the summer of 2009 he signed for the Galatasaray from Türkiye.
The Swiss midfielder was only at City between 2007 and 2009, he practically left after the arrival of the sheikh Mansour.
The German midfielder had one of his last tours as a professional in the citizen team, after having won several titles with Liverpool, he was between 2006 and 2009 in Manchester.
The English attacker was transferred to Manchester City in 2005 for more than 2.9 million euros. Nevertheless, Vassell He did not perform as expected of him at first, and in recent seasons he remained as a substitute until 2009.
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