There are already 13! The City Group adds a new 'card' to its collection of clubs

The City Football Group, an afamado group investor recognised for being proprietary of clubs stood out in the international football, like the Manchester City or the Girona FC, has added to a new partner to his rows. In this occasion, has extended until Turkey, specifically Istanbul, where has oficializado his association with the Istanbul Basaksehir. The cast otomano became the 13º club that joins to this group after the mentioned previously, in addition to the New York City (United States), Melbourne City (Australia), Yokohama F. Marine (Japan), Montevideo City Torque (Uruguay), Sichuan Jiuniu (China), Mumbai City (India), Lommel SK (Belgium), Troyes (France), Palermo (Italy) and Bay (Brazil).

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 İstanbul Başakşehir, City Football Group ile football odaklı iş birliği anlaşbutı imzaladı.

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In what consists the intervention of the City Group in the Istanbul Basaksehir?

As it informed the Turkish picture in a communiqué, the agreement has like aim "a cooperation centred in the football, with the aim of the growth and the success from strategy futbolística on a long-term basis, selection of players, transfer and training in processes". Aunado To this, proclaims it adds that this agreement will offer "an orientation centred in the planning and sustainability on a long-term basis, with the best practical on strategies of transfer of players, development of the academy and the use of knowledge based in data".

The communiqué also mentions that the City Football Group "will develop relations in Turkey, that is an ambitious country of football and with a wide offer of talent". From this, Brian Marwood, general director of the company, and Ferran Soriano, adviser delegated, expressed his satisfaction by the agreement reached.

Marwood Affirmed that the City Group is "very proud of the only experience that has and expects to work with Istanbul Basaksehir to give support to the growth of the football in Turkey". Soriano, by his part, left in clear his expectations to work in the Turkish football and what expects to obtain of this agreement: "Turkey is a passionate country of the football and expect to work with Istanbul Basaksehir in strategic projects of football. Our aim is to contribute to the success of the club in the field and develop the experience and the intelligence futbolística in Turkey".

The City Group follows consolidating his 'empire'

With this, the City Football Group follows consolidating as the main group investor in this field. Although they exist other investors that have adopted the controversial model of multiple property, like Network Bull (Salzburg, New York, Bragantino or Leipzig) or the group '777 Partners' (Everton, Hertha Berlin and Genoa), and the 'Family Pozzo' with the Udinese and the Watford, these hardly give small steps in comparison with the route that the City Group already has made, adding increasingly active to his rows.