Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is reportedly planning to make a 92 million pound (5.9 billion baht) bid for the Manchester City football club in the English Premiere league. In 2004, Thaksin attempted to purchase a stake in Liverpool FC. Thaksin's bid will be made with business associates from China and the Middle East, according to website Hi-thaksin.net. The website also claimed that Mohamed al Fayed, the billionaire owner of London's Harrods department store and the Fulham Football Club, was involved in the negotiations on behalf of Thaksin.
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