Palermo could be the eleventh team in the group, which currently boasts the management of companies rooted in England, the United States, Australia, Japan, Uruguay, Spain, China, India, Belgium and France.
Sheikh Mansour, his adviser Khaldun and Ferran Soriano, the Spanish visionary son of a hairdresser in Barcelona. These are the three key figures of the City Football Group, the holding company that is conquering the world of football. The former is owner of Manchester City, the latter has the role of managing director. The other, who grew up among dad’s scissors and razors a few steps from La Rambla, is the group’s deus ex machina.