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 Etihad Stadium.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Man City players whose contracts either expire at the end of next summer, or in 2027.
Which Man City players are out of contract next summer?
Bernardo Silva
Age: 31
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £28.2m
Joined: July 2017
Joining fee: £43m
Man City appearances: 424
Man City goals: 73
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 was 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. The 31-year-old recently admitted that he knows "exactly" what he is going to do when his deal runs out.
John Stones
Age: 31
Position: Centre-back
Transfer value: £19.4m
Joined: August 2016
Joining fee: £47.5m
Man City appearances: 289
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 31-year-old is out of contract next summer and 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: 33
Position: Goalkeeper
Transfer value: £5.3m
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 entered the final year of his contract at Man City and has fallen down the pecking order under Guardiola following the summer arrivals of Gianluigi Donnarumma and James Trafford. A move away from the Etihad Stadium either in January or next summer could be on the cards for the German.
Marcus Bettinelli
Age: 33
Position: Goalkeeper
Transfer value: £528,000
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
Age: 29
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £79.2m
Joined: July 2019
Joining fee: £62.5m
Man City appearances: 273
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
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Age: 25
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £70.4m
Joined: July 2004
Joining fee: Free (Academy)
Man City appearances: 336
Man City goals: 106
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 has moved swiftly move on from a difficult 2024-25 season and is beginning to re-establish himself as a star player for Man City this term. There are currently no concerns about where his future lies.
Mateo Kovacic
Age: 31
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £17.6m
Joined: July 2023
Joining fee: £25m
Man City appearances: 90
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 has suffered a setback in his recovery from injury and the midfielder has been linked with a move away from the Etihad amid reported interest from clubs in the Premier League and abroad.
Nathan Ake
Age: 30
Position: Defender
Transfer value: £19.4m
Joined: August 2020
Joining fee: £40m
Man City appearances: 154
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 and is not one of the first names on Guardiola's teamsheet, raising question marks over his long-term future at the club.
Jack Grealish
Age: 30
Position: Midfielder
Transfer value: £24.6m
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 sign the left-sided attacker on a permanent basis next summer.