Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has built up his fortune from his International Petroleum Investment Company.
Mansour is the deputy Prime Minister of his country United Arab Emirates, minister of presidential affairs and is part of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, with that comes his worth of an eye watering £17 billion.
With money comes fame and power, and he is pals with some of the biggest names in the world. He owns a large stake in Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceship company. And he once let Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio borrow his £400 million yacht.
According to The Sun, the City owner spends his money on many things but with the main aim of maximising profit.
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He bought City back in 2008 alongside his Abu Dhabi United Group for £210 million and made a promise to make the club one of the best teams int he world.
His tremendous business skills were always on show, on the day he forked out £12 million to sign Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, he made a staggering profit of $1.4 billion after selling a stake in Barclays that he bought months earlier.
The Sheikh then expanded his football portfolio by launching a team in the MLS in the shape of New York City F.C. Big names such as Frank Lampard and David Villa have played for the club since its launch in 2013.
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Now, Mansour’s City Football Group owns stakes in clubs in the United States, Australia, India, Japan, Spain, Uruguay, China, Belgium and France. A pretty impressive portfolio.
Away from football, Mansour owns a large collection of luxurious yachts.
He owns the fifth largest yachts in the world named Topaz. The impressive vessel is 482ft and was custom built in Germany by Lurssen Yachts and was designed by Tim Heywood in 2012.
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Famously, Oscar winning actor DiCaprio was seen partying with 21 friends on the Topaz that had eight floors, two helipads, three swimming pools, a gym jacuzzi and a cinema just before the start of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Mansour once had to refuel the Topaz at the Marmaris port in Turkey. Refuelling cost a huge £380,000 as it had a 730,000 litre tank, the whole process took a whopping five hours.
On land, Mansour’s car collection is equally as impressive. He owns 5% stake in Ferrari which he acquired in 2005 with the idea of bringing Formula 1 to his nation.
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And his £91 million investment seems to have paid off as Abu Dhabi has hosted a race in the F1 calendar since 2009.
Mansour's car collection includes an £840,000 Lamborghini Reventon and a £2.5 million Ferrari Enzo.
Last but not least, his property empire includes a hotel that has been described as the only real seven star hotel in the world.
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The Emirates Palace cost £2.2 million and Mansour often occupies the penthouse floor that has six Rulers’ Suites that are only accessible for dignitaries.
Mansour will be hoping the investment he made to the City team this summer will finally bring the club its first Champions League trophy.
Topics: Manchester City, Premier League
Marcus Chan