Anyone could with the righ owner and ambition. Chelsea and City were nothing major before change of ownership, City landed the dream ticket, they've spent, yes, but they have also invested in the local area and built the club the finest facilities on earth. City has been built to last and eventually they will start producing players through an incredible academy. That are also in the Champions League of course, but my God did they land the dream owners.
The bid Barca have actually made is 113m, so theres another 4 million reasons why Liverpool should snap their hands off.