Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano explains move into Uruguay | OneFootball

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has opened up about the club’s move into Uruguay and how it could shape decision making going forward.

The City Football Group bought second division side Atlético Torque last year and helped them achieve promotion for the first time in their decade-long history.

The club is struggling in their first top flight season, without a win in their opening six fixtures – but Soriano is in the South American country to explain the City business model.

A big part of the move is gaining a presence in a country that produces talent like Luis Suárez, Edinson Cavani and Diego Godín, in order to get a head start on transfer rivals.

Soriano told Uruguayan newspaper Ovacion: “We provide training methodology, technology and know-how of the largest football group in the world.

“We have integrated Torque into our network of clubs so that it takes full advantage of its potential, both at the football and commercial level.

“We also offer players the possibility of developing their career in the various teams of the group.

“We have a fantastic example in Bruno Fornaroli, who went from Uruguay to our team Melbourne City and became the best player in Australia.”

Asked why City chose to add a Uruguayan club to their growing global collection, Soriano said: “First and fundamentally because of the amount of football talent that exists in the country, then because in Uruguay the necessary legal and economic conditions for a foreign investment are given.”