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Manchester City Owners Confirm Joint Purchase of Chinese League Two Side Sichuan Jiuniu FC

Manchester City owners City Football Group (CFG), alongside Ubtech and the China Sports Capital investment fund, have confirmed their joint purchase of Chinese side Sichuan Jiuniu FC.

The club currently ply their trade in China League Two (the third tier in Chinese football), and their 27,000-capacity Chengdu Longquanyi Stadium is based in Sichuan Province.

City Football Group, UBTECH and China Sports Capital have today announced the joint purchase of Chinese Club Sichuan Jiuniu FC, in the China League Two u26bdufe0f

STORY: https://t.co/UnqcZVKrbF pic.twitter.com/GyHio1t4C3— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 20, 2019

CFG is the owner of a number of football clubs across the world, and can count the likes of Premier League champions City, MLS side New York City FC, and Australian team Melbourne City FC amongst their extensive portfolio.