Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester City stars flying high with Etihad Airways deal
[LNB]Football has been about the haves and the have-nots for years, but Manchester City have been pulling ahead of the pack in recent years. In financial terms at least.[LNB]And now England's wealthiest club have sealed an estimated ?120million deal to rename their Eastlands ground the Etihad Stadium.[LNB] Enlarge Flying high: Manchester City players with the Blue Moon Rising jet as it flew in from Abu Dhabi on Thursday[LNB] [LNB]City's players were on hand to toast the deal, posing with a special plane that flew in from Abu Dhabi, which was emblazoned with the club's name.[LNB]Since buying City in 2008, Sheikh Mansour has ploughed nearly ?1billion into the club.[LNB] On the ball: City stars including Vincent Kompany greeted the airline[LNB] [LNB]They won the FA Cup last season, ending 35 painful years without a trophy, but surely they must now move to the next level and make a serious bid to win a first league title since 1968.[LNB]The sky's the limit, it seems...[LNB] Enlarge Big deal: City players in club colours pose with the plane[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEIt's Cashlands! City net ?120m to rename stadium but may face probe City look to life after Tevez as they open talks with Napoli over Lavezzi signing All the latest Manchester City FC news, features and opinion[LNB][LNB] [LNB]
