Thaksin Shinawatra remains committed to his "10-year vision" for Manchester City, according to executive chairman Garry Cook.
The club's owner is seeking refuge in Britain after he and his wife skipped a court hearing in Bangkok.
However, Cook has denied that the shock development would destabilise the club.
"City's future is not in jeopardy," Cook told the Manchester Evening News.
"In the short term, it is business as usual. We don't rely on Dr Thaksin's money.
"When Mark Hughes makes a decision we go through the normal process, which can include banks, finance, or a whole bunch of different things just like any other club."
Cook claims that the former Thai Prime Minister - who denies all charges against him - might look in the long term to get extra investment in through 'partnership' deals.
"He is willing to look at whatever it takes to make City a great football club," said Cook. "This is a guy who loves City."
Cook spent time with Thaksin in Beijing before he returned to England.
"I gave him an update on the club and we talked about new player acquisitions," said Cook.
"We also talked over dinner about why he had bought the club and his intentions.
"It was really clear he wants to be at this football club for the next 10 years.
"He wants to build a dynasty and he was disappointed that people think he wanted to get in and back out."
(reopens) Kevin Parker, spokesman for the Manchester City Official Supporters Club, expressed concern at the developments involving the Barclays Premier League club's owner.
Parker said: "We're a bit dizzy with it. We're just getting so many conflicting messages. I think most supporters are worried that the impact on the club is going to be very negative.
"I don't see a great deal of positives at the moment."
The former Thai premier has remained tight-lipped since arriving in Britain, but was spotted out shopping in Surrey yesterday.
Mr Parker added: "If he's been out shopping he can just take 15 minutes to talk to any representative of the press and give them a story to take back to the fans in Manchester.
"We would like to hear something from him directly rather than through other people at the club."
The Home Office have refused to give out information about an individual case.
The official Thai News Agency reported that Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag was considering revoking Mr Thaksin's diplomatic passport.
He reportedly has another standard Thai passport.
The agency also said that the court case against the telecommunications mogul would continue in his absence.
Chief prosecutor Nunthasuk Poonsook told TNA the trial would go ahead until the case was closed on August 22.
