There is a constant stream of news articles that tell us how much Sheikh Mansour has 'pumped' into City since he bought the club.
The most common figure is that magical and strangely round £1bn (£1,000,000,000).
Having had more than a couple of conversations with people about this is seems strange that in general people see that £1bn as money lost.
Of course that money isnt lost a lot of it remains within the value of the club and its assets but I cant seem to find a sensible report which looks at that side of things.
There is this from last year - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tottenham-valued-higher-than-manchester-city-and-liverpool-8550552.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 50552.html</a>
They value the whole club at £401.1m and state that it is in part because City dont won the Etihad - that observation is surely a moot point as MCFC could always sell on the lease that they have which still has considerable worth?
But of you look at this - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/manchester-city/kader/verein_281.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/manch ... n_281.html</a>
There you see a value for the main players in the squad at £380m which seems not to tally with the first valuation at all.
The talk about City's financial figures recently mentions the value of intellectual property and other intangibles but there seems little attempt by the press to explain why MCFC, or perhaps its better to talk about City Football Group, can charge the figures they do and what IP is actually worth.
The club, squad, the brand value, the stadium, the training ground, the land already purchased, the TV rights etc all add up to create a value.
So what is City worth?
I reckon the large part of that £1bn invested is still there and far from lost.
The most common figure is that magical and strangely round £1bn (£1,000,000,000).
Having had more than a couple of conversations with people about this is seems strange that in general people see that £1bn as money lost.
Of course that money isnt lost a lot of it remains within the value of the club and its assets but I cant seem to find a sensible report which looks at that side of things.
There is this from last year - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/tottenham-valued-higher-than-manchester-city-and-liverpool-8550552.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 50552.html</a>
They value the whole club at £401.1m and state that it is in part because City dont won the Etihad - that observation is surely a moot point as MCFC could always sell on the lease that they have which still has considerable worth?
But of you look at this - <a class="postlink" href="http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/manchester-city/kader/verein_281.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/manch ... n_281.html</a>
There you see a value for the main players in the squad at £380m which seems not to tally with the first valuation at all.
The talk about City's financial figures recently mentions the value of intellectual property and other intangibles but there seems little attempt by the press to explain why MCFC, or perhaps its better to talk about City Football Group, can charge the figures they do and what IP is actually worth.
The club, squad, the brand value, the stadium, the training ground, the land already purchased, the TV rights etc all add up to create a value.
So what is City worth?
I reckon the large part of that £1bn invested is still there and far from lost.