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How Manchester City spent their way to the Premier League
Abu Dhabi has spent more than US$1bn on securing the title for English Premier League side Manchester City
Robinho
nStriker
nSigned in July 2008 for US$61m (Getty Images)
Pablo Zabaleta
nDefender
nSigned in July 2008 for US$12.4m (Getty Images)
Tal Ben Haim (L)
nDefender
nSigned in July 2008 for US$9m (Getty Images)
Vincent Kompany
nDefender
nSigned in July 2008 for US$13m (Getty Images)
Jo (R)
nStriker
nSigned in September 2008 for US$34m(Getty Images)
Shay Given
nGoalkeeper
nSigned in January 2009 for US$13m
Wayne Bridge
nDefender
nSigned in January 2009 for US$18.3m
Nigel de Jong
nDefender
nSigned in January 2009 for US$29m
Craig Bellamy
nStriker
nSigned in January 2009 for US$22m
Gareth Barry
nMidfielder
nSigned in July 2009 for US$19.6m
Kolo Toure (L)
nDefender
nSigned in July 2009 for US$26.5m (Getty Images)
Roque Santa Cruz
nStriker
nSigned in July 2009 for US$31.1m
Joleon Lescott
nDefender
nSigned in August 2009 for US$38.9m (Getty Images)
Emmanuel Adebayor
nStriker
nSigned in July 2009 for US$45.5m
Carlos Tevez
nStriker
nSigned in July 2009 for US$45.5m
Adam Johnson
nMidfielder
nSigned in January 2010 for US$11.3m (Getty Images)
Jerome Boateng
nMidfielder
nSigned in July 2010 for US$17.7m (Getty Images)
James Milner
nMidfielder
nSigned in July 2010 for US$31.1m
Aleksandar Kolarov
nDefender
nSigned in July 2010 for US$32m
David Silva
nMidfielder
nSigned in July 2010 for US$40.7m
Mario Balotelli
nStriker
nSigned in July 2010 for US$41.8m
Yaya Toure
nMidfielder
nSigned in July 2010 for US$42.4m
Edin Dzeko (R)
nStriker
nSigned in January 2011 for US$52.4m (Getty Images)
Samir Nasri (R)
nMidfielder
nSigned in July 2011 for US$38.9m (AFP/Getty Images)
Sergio Aguero
nStriker
nSigned in July 2011 for US$63.6m (Getty Images)
Gael Clichy (L)
nDefender
nSigned in July 2011 for US$11m(Getty Images)
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