Manchester City director Ferran Soriano is unimpressed with people thinking Manchester City's success is about money, when criticizing the club's rivals.
On Wednesday night, City took a big step towards completing the treble this season by knocking out Real Madrid in the Champions League for a place in the final.
Pep Guardiola's side could complete the first part of the title trident without playing if Arsenal lose to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
If not, they win by beating Man City on Sunday or either of their next two games after that, they're basically guaranteed the Premier League title no matter what.
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They will then have to beat rivals Manchester United to win the FA Cup, in the Manchester derby featuring in a major final for the first time. United fans have feared they will be completely embarrassed by their 'noisy neighbours' at Wembley, after witnessing what they did at Real.
Many fans from other clubs have pointed to the amount of money Man City has spent to get to where it is now, at the dawn of history.
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The club's chief executive, Soriano, dismissed the idea that their money was the only reason they were able to win a third straight championship and a fifth championship in six years. .
“Listen, just look at the investment in players in England over the past year, three years, five years… we have never been the club that spends the most on players,” explained Soriano in an interview. with Movistar of the Spanish media.
"There are a lot of other clubs that invest more money than us - Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal. "To say we spent a lot of money and won because that's simply not true."
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Jack Grealish cost the club £100m. Image:
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While other clubs have spent more than Guardiola in recent years, only Chelsea have actually spent more than them in the last decade.
The club have spent £1.2 billion on players, including breaking several transfer records, such as making Kyle Walker the most expensive defender and Jack Grealish the most expensive transfer. most valuable in England, until Enzo Fernandez signed for Chelsea.
Opposition fans were also busy pointing out that the club is currently under investigation over more than 100 allegations of breaching Premier League financial rules.
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UEFA also tried to punish them for violating similar rules in recent years, but the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Of course, Soriano is right about Chelsea, as the Blues have had an incredible season despite spending around £600m so far in the campaign.
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