Manchester City owners keen to expand stable of soccer clubs

FILE PHOTO: General Sport - United City Global Sports Summit - Manchester - 20/11/13 Tom Glick Chief Commercial and Operating Officer of Manchester City speaks during the summit Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Paul Currie Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

(Reuters) - City Football Group, which owns Premier League leaders Manchester City, is looking to add to its stable of soccer clubs and is especially keen on acquisitions in China, according to its chief commercial officer, Tom Glick.

Manchester City is one of several clubs owned by the group, a holding company in which Abu Dhabi United Group owns an 87 percent stake with the remaining 13 percent held by the China Media Capital consortium.