With plenty of cash to spend, here’s the Arabian Business guide to who the new Abu Dhabi owners of Manchester City should sign.
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Lionel Messi of Argentina in action during the Men’s Gold Medal football match between Nigeria and Argentina at the National Stadium on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The young winger, who plays for Barcelona in Spain is rated among the best young players on the planet. (Getty Images)
Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo goes past Lee Geary of Sheffield United during a match at Bramall Lane on November 18, 2006. Ronaldo was voted the Premier League’s Player of the Year and was rumoured to be on his way to Real Madrid in the summer – a move that never happened. (Getty Images)
AC Milan’s Brazilian forward Ronaldinho runs for the ball with Bologna defender Cristian Zenoni during their ‘Serie A’ football match AC Milan vs Bologna at San Siro Stadium in Milan. The former Barcelona star was tipped to move to Manchester City in the summer but nothing came of it. (Getty Images)
Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o scores his second goal flanked by Junior Diaz of Wisla Krakow during the UEFA Champions League third Qualifying Round, first leg match at the Camp Nou Stadium on August 13, 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona won the match 4-0. Eto’o was reportedly unsettled at the Catalan club and might be up for a move to Manchester. (Getty Images)
Chelsea’s Michael Essien passes a ball during the Chelsea Guangzhou China Challenge Game at Guangdong Olympic Stadium in China’s southern city of Guangzhou on July 23, 2008. Ghana international Essien has been one of the Premier League’s top performers over the past couple of seasons. (Getty Images)
Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon dives to save a ball that is going just wide of the goal during the Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match with Spainon June 22, 2008 at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna. Buffon is regarded as the world’s best keeper. (Getty Images)
Liverpool’s England international midfielder Steven Gerrard vies with Standard Liege Belgium midfielder Steven Defour during their UEFA Champions League Third qualfying round second leg football match at Anfield, on August 27 2008. Gerrard is rated as one of the best British footballers of his generation. (Getty Images)
Chelsea skipper John Terry jumps with Jermain Defoe of Portsmouth during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge on August 17, 2008 in London. Terry, also the England captain, is among the best defenders in the world. (Getty Images)
Fernando Torres, of Spain, controls the ball during the Euro 2008 Semi Final match against Russia at Ernst Happel Stadion on June 26, 2008 in Vienna, Austria. Torres signed for Premier League outfit Liverpool last season and made an instant impact – ending up runner-up to Ronaldo in the scoring charts. (Getty Images)
