Size: Default Title

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Little wear to the manufacturer logo on the chest. Wear to the motif near the lower hem. A couple of small faint marks on the lower front

Size: Adult Extra Large

Chest Measurement: 46-48 Inches / 117-122 CM

Manufacturer: Le Coq Sportif

Colour: Black & red stripes, white trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2008/2009

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Le Coq Sportif Manchester City away football shirt from the 2008/09 season.

Condition of this vintage football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Little wear to the manufacturer logo on the chest. Wear to the motif near the lower hem. A couple of small faint marks on the lower front (see photos).

The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) that Abu Dhabi-based Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited (ADUG) had completed a takeover of Manchester City in a deal worth a reported £200 million.

This transaction made HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the new owner of the club, although initially he kept a very low profile and Dr. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who was the board member of ADUG that had presided over the signing of the deal at the Emirates Palace Hotel, was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman of the club. However, before the takeover was finally completed, wealthy backer Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became more prominent and it was eventually made clear that Al-Fahim would not be joining the board at Manchester City, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman.

The last-minute takeover of the club on transfer "deadline-day" was further capped, mere minutes before the summer transfer window closed, with the news that the club had beaten Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million.

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