The new Abramovich?

During the Manchester City takeover, Al Fahim was quoted in the press as saying he was 'the new Abramovich'. This was a little harsh on Al Fahim and he was actually misquoted - he simply promised City would spend on a comparable level to Chelsea. Subsequent events have shown he was as good as his word. Al Fahim was, of course, removed as frontman for the bid when he appeared to be enjoying the limelight a little too much.

Although Al Fahim makes some bizarre statements, even he would have stopped short of comparing himself to Abramovich. Al Fahim's personal spending power isn't a fraction of the Russian's. Whilst Abramovich is with around $8.4bn, Al Fahim's personal wealth is estimated at a 'trifling' $63m.