After failing to win a major trophy for the first time in eight years during a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, before crashing out in the last 16 of the FIFA CLub World Cup, Manchester City are determined to put things right and return to the summit of English and European football in the 2025-26 season.
Pep Guardiola works with one of the most star-studded squads in world football - when everyone is fit - and while some players are tied down to long-term contracts, others are facing uncertain futures at the club.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Man City players whose contracts either expire at the end of next summer, or in 2026.
Which Man City players are out of contract next summer?
Bernardo Silva
Manchester City's Bernardo Silva celebrates on May 20, 2025
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Age: 31
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £33m
Joined: July 2017
Joining fee: £43m
Man City appearances: 410
Man City goals: 72
Honours
Premier League (6): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
FA Cup (2): 2018-19, 2022-23
EFL Cup (4): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Community Shield (3): 2018, 2019, 2024
Champions League (1): 2022-23
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2023
Bernardo Silva has been named Man City's new captain for the 2025-26 season, but the versatile playmaker is out of contract in the summer of 2026 and is keen to return to boyhood club Benfica before he retires.
John Stones
Manchester City's John Stones on May 20, 2025
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Age: 31
Position: Centre-back
Transfer value: £21.7m
Joined: August 2016
Joining fee: £47.5m
Man City appearances: 280
Man City goals: 19
Honours
Premier League (6): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
FA Cup (2): 2018-19, 2022-23
EFL Cup (2): 2017-18, 2019-20
Community Shield (3): 2018, 2019, 2024
Champions League (1): 2022-23
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2023
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2023
John Stones has been an integral first-team figure at Man City over the last eight years, but th 30-year-old has struggled with a number of niggling injuries in recent seasons, raising question marks over his long-term future at the club.
Stefan Ortega
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Age: 32
Position: Goalkeeper
Transfer value: £6.9m
Joined: July 2022
Joining fee: Free
Man City appearances: 56
Man City clean sheets: 25
Honours
Premier League (2): 2022-23, 2023-24
FA Cup (1): 2022-23
Champions League (1): 2022-23
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2023
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2023
Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega has fallen down the pecking order at Man City following the arrivals of Gianluigi Donnarumma and James Trafford, and he is now facing an uncertain future at the club.
Marcus Bettinelli
Marcus Bettinelli on October 27, 2024
Age: 33
Position: Goalkeeper
Transfer value: £515,000
Joined: 2025
Joining fee: Free
Man City appearances: 0
Man City clean sheets: 0
Honours
Marcus Bettinelli joined Man City on a free transfer from Chelsea in June 2025 and will provide cover for Donnarumma, Trafford and Ortega in the 2025-26 season.
Which Man City players are out of contract in June 2027?
Rodri
Manchester City's Rodri on June 18, 2025
Age: 29
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £96m
Joined: July 2019
Joining fee: £62.5m
Man City appearances: 267
Man City goals: 26
Honours
Premier League (4): 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
FA Cup (1): 2022-23
EFL Cup (2): 2019-20, 2020-21
Community Shield (1): 2019
Champions League (1): 2022-23
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2023
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2023
Ballon d'Or (1): 2024
Widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football, Rodri endured a troublesome injury-hit 2024-25 campaign, but he is still regarded as an integral first-team player when fit and available for Guardiola's side and there have been reports to suggest that Man City are keen to tie him down to a new long-term contract.
Phil Foden
Phil Foden of Manchester City celebrates his goal on June 18, 2025
Age: 25
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £87m
Joined: July 2004
Joining fee: Free (Academy)
Man City appearances: 320
Man City goals: 100
Honours
Premier League (6): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
FA Cup (2): 2018-19, 2022-23
EFL Cup (4): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Community Shield (2): 2018, 2019
Champions League (1): 2022-23
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2023
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2023
Phil Foden is keen to swiftly move on from a difficult 2024-25 season and is hoping to re-establish himself as a star player for Man City in the new campaign. There are currently no concerns about where his future lies.
Mateo Kovacic
Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic on November 5, 2024
Age: 31
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £17.3m
Joined: July 2023
Joining fee: £25m
Man City appearances: 88
Man City goals: 10
Honours
Premier League (1): 2023-24
Champions League (1): 2022-23
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2023
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2023
Mateo Kovacic is considered as a valuable member of Guardiola's squad and is set to feature regularly - when fit - in the 2025-26 season. There are currently no concerns about where his future lies.
Nathan Ake
Manchester City's Nathan Ake on December 4, 2024
Age: 30
Position: Defender
Transfer value: £21.7m
Joined: August 2020
Joining fee: £40m
Man City appearances: 146
Man City goals: 10
Honours
Premier League (4): 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
FA Cup (1): 2022-23
EFL Cup (1): 2020-21
Community Shield (1): 2024
Champions League (1): 2022-23
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2023
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2023
Nathan Ake is regarded as one of Man City's strongest defenders when fit and available, but he has struggled with a number of injury issues in recent seasons, raising question marks over his long-term future at the club.
Jack Grealish
Manchester City's Jack Grealish with manager Pep Guardiola on September 28, 2024
Age: 29
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £24m
Joined: August 2021
Joining fee: £100m
Man City appearances: 157
Man City goals: 17
Honours
Premier League (3): 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
FA Cup (1): 2022-23
Champions League (1): 2022-23
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2023
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2023
Jack Grealish has joined Everton on loan for the 2025-26 season and the Toffees have an option to buy the left-sided attacker next summer.
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