City's Etihad sponsorship deal is also a mortgage backed security
The Asian tour saw Arsene Wenger upbraid Man City for their obvious ploy to circumvent financial fair play rules by signing an inflated £400m sponsorship deal part of which changes Eastlands to Etihad Stadium.
City can now put this amount in the revenue column and claim they are living within their means.
Soccerblog @ Jul 13, 2011 11:01 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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