SPL club Geylang International set to enter partnership with City Football Group

Geylang International have won two domestic league titles, in 1996 and 2001. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
(From left) Geylang International adviser Ben Teng and their chairman Thomas Gay, Seiko Epson president Yasunori Ogawa and Matsumoto Yamaga president Fumiyuki Kanda at a J-League 3 match on Oct 30, 2022. PHOTO: MATSUMOTO YAMAGA FC
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Geylang International are hoping to soar with another international partnership, this time with City Football Group (CFG), one of world football’s richest and most powerful organisations.

The Singapore Premier League club confirmed both parties are in talks over a tie-up which would make the Eagles the first South-east Asian team to be associated with CFG, which owns English Premier League champions Manchester City.

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