Now the Abu Dhabi royals are reportedly plotting a move for Liverpool

Not content with transforming Manchester City into one of the finest football clubs in the land, it seems the Abu Dhabi royals have now set their sights on splashing a few hundred million on Liverpool.

Eight years on from Sheikh Mansour's arrival in Manchester, another family member is plotting a move for the Merseysiders, with £700m put aside to complete the deal. The story comes exclusively from the Daily Star (make of that what you will), who revealed a few weeks ago that talks had started over a proposed sale of the club. The exact identity of the person involved is said to remain a 'closely guarded secret', but The Star point out that Sheikh Khalifa, president of the United Arab Emirates, is a likely candidate. With an estimated worth of over £30bn, he is said to be even richer than City's owner (his half-brother), and there are no rules to say such a club can't be taken over by the relation of another club's owners.