The City president says that “Girona is already a solid First Division team”

2023-06-20 18:28:38

The president of Manchester City, Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
MANCHESTER CITY

The great work being done at Girona it does not go unnoticed by the high officials of the City Football Group. In an interview published by Manchester City, the president Khaledoon Al Mubarak he remembered the Montilivi club, considering that it is part of the conglomerate that owns the property, and he made a very positive assessment of the white-and-red project. “We decided to invest in Girona by taking the club to the Second Division, we promoted it to the First Division and then we were relegated. Girona is one of our biggest challenges. But they know what? We analyzed the situation and did what was necessary to solve the shortcomings. Girona has returned to the First Division by working hard and with good planning. It’s already a solid LaLiga team», said the Chairman.

Khaldoon Al Mubarak has spoken of his excitement about the planned expansion and further development of the Etihad Stadium.

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Al Mubarak also spoke about the construction of the Vilablareix Sports City (City Football Academy Girona) as a bet by the citizen group to continue developing year after year. “You can always do things to improve, evolve and grow. We don’t stand still. We never did. […] It’s about creating value and increasing it. That’s why we are constantly reinvesting”, he insisted.

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At the same time, he has taken advantage of the talent that emerges in the base teams of the different clubs of the conglomerate that are all formed through the City methodology game and training. The level of the Girona Academy is a fact. “We have a winning mentality. We are constantly producing talent. And then we have a pathway for players, who can have a chance to get into the first team. There is a lot of professionalism and the player is taken care of. Why is everyone looking for City players? Because they are good and because of the philosophy we have”, explained the Chairman.