Thaksin Shinawatra could bring members of the Thailand
national team to Manchester City after gaining total control of the
club, according to his lawyer.
The former Thai Prime Minister has now accumulated at least 75 per
cent of the club's shares, allowing him to de-list City from the
London Stock Exchange.
Shinawatra has been steadily building up his shares in recent weeks
and his lawyer Noppadol Pattama claims he now has control of the
Premier League side.
"The Shinawatra family has managed to acquire at least 75 per cent
of shares in the holding company of Manchester City Football Club,"
said Noppadol at a news conference.
"Total control has been transferred to the family."
Shinawatra will now turn his attention to continuing to fund new
manager Sven Goran Eriksson's summer spending spree.
Eriksson has already signed Rolando Bianchi, Gelson Fernandes and
Geovanni, and is keen to make further additions.
The Swede could also see his squad flavoured by players from the
Thailand national team, according to Noppadol.
The lawyer added: "The next step is to recruit or to buy new
players from several national teams, such as Italy, Sweden, Brazil
and Thailand.
"We expect to select at
least two Thai players from our national team to join Manchester
City."
