Real Madrid and Manchester City - two football monsters with a difference

They are the hottest teams in football when it comes to big spending. But do they really have anything in common? Last summer, some unknown owners with enormous amounts of money took over Manchester City. This summer, Florentino Perez, who lost control of Real Madrid, returned to the top of the club. What the two clubs did after this vital change was very similar. Manchester City had their 'start' by purchasing the promising Brazilian star Robinho from Real Madrid, which Ramon Calderon still had control of. In the winter market, City continued their hunt by getting players like Nigel de Jong. This summer, they even lifted their pace and attacked Arsenal; stealing two of their stars - Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor. Roque Santa Cruz had already joined earlier along with Gareth Barry, and the unhappy Carlos Tevez also joined his former club's rivals.