Khaldoon Al mubarak on valuation growth
From Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak 2026 Interview | WSL Win, CFG Updates, Medlock Sq. and more! | Part 2 · · Man City
“Sheh Mansour when he looks at this club he sees it as a long-term investment not just Mansour of course and the shareholders who have invested in this club over the years buy into the vision that we're going to invest in something that's going to grow in value over time. Of course, his highness has no intention of uh of of selling this business, but over time uh new shareholders come in at different value points that show how that value is really growing. So this club when she first invested in it, the value was $120 million back in 2008. Then over the years, we've had multiple stop points where the value went from $120 million to a billion dollars. The value of the group became a billion. Then it became $2 billion. Then it became $3 billion. Then we had investors come in and actually invest in the club at $3 billion. And we continue to grow. We continue to grow the value of this business while always keeping the profits and the revenue in the business because that helps keep growing this value that we're creating. Then we went up to $5 billion. And then more money came in. investors buying into this strategy, buying into this value creation and putting money into it. And again, took a very important choice, which is the money stays in because we're going to keep building this. And this went up from 5 billion to six to seven to north of $8 billion. If you're going to sell all this today in the market, you wouldn't sell it for less than $10 billion minimum.”
On , Khaldoon Al mubarak, CEO at Mubadala, spoke about valuation growth during Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak 2026 Interview | WSL Win, CFG Updates, Medlock Sq. and more! | Part 2 on Man City.
About Khaldoon Al mubarak
In a two-part interview released in June 2026, Khaldoon Al Mubarak discussed the departure of manager Pep Guardiola, whom he described as a friend and said had "changed English football." Al Mubarak stated that the club had gone through a "thoughtful and structured" process to select a new manager and would announce the appointment soon. He characterized the season as both a successful one and a transition, noting the club finished second in the Premier League and won two domestic cups. Al Mubarak praised striker Erling Haaland, calling him "the best striker in the world" and a future Ballon d'Or winner, and credited director Hugo Viana for the January signings of Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov. Al Mubarak also addressed the club's financial outlook and the ongoing Premier League legal case. He described infrastructure spending as "investment" rather than cost, stating that Sheikh Mansour views the club as a long-term investment with "no intention to sell." Al Mubarak said the club's value had grown from $5 billion to north of $8 billion and estimated a minimum market value of $10 billion. On the Premier League ruling, he said he could not comment until a decision is reached, adding that he would "say everything I wanted to say for the last three years" once the ruling is announced. He also highlighted the women's team's Super League title win, calling the new training facility "the best in the country" and a testament to the club's commitment.