Al Fahim buys Portsmouth FC

[Craig_H]

The loudmouth fella who was thrusting himself in front of cameras throughout the Man City takeover deal, has allegedly bought Portsmouth FC.

[Vermilion]

The loudmouth fella who was thrusting himself in front of cameras throughout the Man City takeover deal, has allegedly bought Portsmouth FC.

Aye just heard, wealthy dude by all accounts, this league is changing at a fair pace, two more clubs taken over, and more to come i'd wager.

[Leyton388]

FFS at this rate the prem will be moved to the UAE!

[Shanks]

I think this has been called at a time when everyone was looking away.

Ribery and Xabi to Pompey then.

How much has this fella got then?

[Shanks]

Ok, so this is a sideline..

On September 1st 2008 the Abu Dhabi United Group, of which Al-Fahim is a board member, agreed the take over of Premier League football club Manchester City. The deal was signed at the Emirates Palace Hotel in the presence of Al-Fahim, who represented ADUG. Within hours of the take over deal being finalized, ADUG financed the purchase of Robinho for a British transfer record of £32.5 million.[9][10]


Portsmouth
On 27th May 2009, portsmouthfc.co.uk confirmed that Sulaiman Al-Fahim has signed a deal to take over the English Premier League club for an undisclosed fee.

Sulaiman Al-Fahim is a billionaire philanthropist.

[shelly]

Ok, so this is a sideline..

Errr a tad confused since I am rather delirious about the CL result... but does this mean he's got his fingers in two different pies in the prem?
Isn't that a conflict of interest?

[MrMichael]

Errr a tad confused since I am rather delirious about the CL result... but does this mean he's got his fingers in two different pies in the prem?
Isn't that a conflict of interest?

I'm confused too, surely that is against the rules?

[Shanks]

Is this the same guy??






http://www.arabianbusiness.com/52958...ontinueArticle

ADUG will be represented on the new board of Manchester City by Hydra Properties CEO Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim.

Al Fahim, who led negotiations, confirmed on Monday the deal had been struck. He told Arabian Business: “We will release details later, but this is a great event for both the club and Abu Dhabi.

"Our goal is very simple – to make Manchester City the biggest club in the Premier League, and to begin with, to finish in the top four this season.”

Al Fahim stressed that the Group will solve all the club problems and clear any pending payments, and will comprehensively support the club by bringing in some of the best football players in the world.

[dww]

On the radio (5Live I think) yesterday they said he was involved in that consortium (past tense). I think that after he got slapped down after claiming City were going to buy everyone under the sun he walked away.