If Manchester City could count on support from any club at this time, it was always likely to be Paris Saint-Germain and their manager Luis Enrique.
In 2011, PSG were the subject of a similar takeover. For Abu Dhabi, swap in Qatar. Both clubs were fined by UEFA back in 2014 over breaches of financial rules—the reason City fans have spent more than a decade booing and jeering the Champions League anthem.