I made £120m profit on Premier League giants and spent the next 15 years on the run’Thaksin Shinawatra, former Manchester City owner, sold the club to Sheikh Mansour for a £120m profit after a controversial year at the helm. Despite being made an Honorary Life President, his title was later withdrawn due to political turmoil. Shinawatra returned to Thailand in 2024, receiving a one-year sentence for graft and abuse of power charges, but was released after six months.
