........if NP had any contact with the Allams before he took this job....? Or did he just have a lot of faith? Because it didn't look like it was going to go very well for City at the time he signed on.
I think that primarily it would be the fact that someone wanted him to manage a club at the same level as he was last at. He probably was offered a good package to turn around the teams performances, and, a promotional bonus as well. If he did have some kind of contact with the Allams beforehand, i would not have thought any rules have been broken, and, good luck to him!