Manchester City are not a football club in isolation, they are part of the expanding City Football Group that now fully owns or has stakes in as many as seven clubs in seven different countries on five continents - Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Oceania.
The portfolio is expected to grow in the future as City chiefs look for even more opportunities.
Here's a look at all seven clubs that make up the City Football Group so far.
Manchester City are obviously the crown jewel in Sheikh Mansour's collection, with his original Abu Dhabi United Group - the precursor to the City Football Group - securing the purchase from former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the summer of 2008.