Dr Sulaiman al-Fahim is keen to get back involved with Manchester City.

Dr Sulaiman, the Middle East businessman who initially fronted Sheikh Mansour's takeover of City, harbours ambitions of getting involved with the club again and has reputedly drawn up an alternative list of ambitious transfer targets in the event that the City owner calls upon him again.

"I was only asked to find the opportunity and close the deal, rather than go into the detail," he told The Times. "Only if I was approached by His Highness would I have the chance to put my ideas across, but I haven't been approached."