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Newcastle United fans are in celebration mode as their long-running takeover saga finally looks set to end.Loaded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to oust the unpopular Mike Ashley as owner in a £305million deal.But money isn't necessarily going to solve all their problems - as Premier League rivals Manchester City discovered in the early days of Sheikh Mansour's reign.

The club signed some absolute duds for big bucks before they established themselves as a domestic powerhouse over the years.Here, Daily Star Sport looks at five of City's worst signings since the club became filthy rich in 2008.Mangala commanded a whopping £42m transfer fee when City splashed out to lure him to the Etihad from FC Porto.But despite initially.

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