Manchester City enter the 2026/27 season under new management for the first time in a decade, with Enzo Maresca taking over from Pep Guardiola after his departure from the Etihad.
City missed out on the Premier League title to Arsenal last season but still secured a domestic cup double, though a limp Champions League exit to Real Madrid in the knockout stages won't be tolerated again by supporters or ownership.
Maresca inherits a talented but ageing squad already reshaped by several major departures.
Here, Football FanCast tracks every confirmed Man City signing and departure for the 2026/27 campaign.
New Man City Signings 2026/27
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Player Nationality Previous Club Fee
Elliot Anderson England Nottingham Forest £116m
Mathys Detourbet France Troyes £21.5m
Jeremy Monga England Leicester City £12m
Pierce Charles England Sheffield Wednesday £3m
Elliot Anderson has joined from Nottingham Forest for £116m, smashing Man City's transfer record in the process. The midfielder started every game for England at the World Cup and arrives to partner Rodri at the base of Maresca's midfield.
Mathys Detourbet and Jeremy Monga have both arrived as attacking additions for the future, joining from Troyes and Leicester City respectively for £21.5m and £12m. Detourbet has already been sent out on loan to Monaco to further his development.
Pierce Charles completes a smaller £3m move from Sheffield Wednesday and has also been granted a temporary exit to QPR.
Man City Departures 2026/27
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Player Nationality New Club Fee
Manuel Akanji Switzerland Inter Milan £13m
Reigan Heskey England Koln £8m
Nathan Ake Netherlands Fenerbahce £7m
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey England Koln £4.65m
Bernardo Silva Portugal Real Madrid Free
John Stones England Released Free
Mathys Detourbet France Monaco Loan
Sverre Nypan Norway Lommel SK Loan
Pierce Charles England QPR Loan
Bernardo Silva and John Stones have both left the Etihad on free transfers as the Guardiola era comes to a close, with Silva joining Real Madrid.
Nathan Ake has also departed, moving to Fenerbahce for £7m after falling down the pecking order following the arrivals of Rayan Aït-Nouri and Abdukodir Khusanov.
Manuel Akanji has completed a permanent move to Inter Milan for £13m after impressing during a loan spell in Serie A. Reigan Heskey and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey have both joined Koln, for £8m and £4.65m respectively.
Sverre Nypan, thought to be one of the brightest young prospects at the club, has joined Belgian side Lommel on loan.
Who is Man City's Record Signing?
England's Elliot Anderson celebrates after the match as England qualify for the round of 16 stage of the World Cup
Man City's record signing is now Elliot Anderson, who joined from Nottingham Forest in 2026 for a fee of £116m - comfortably surpassing Jack Grealish's previous record of £100m.
Anderson arrives on the back of a superb season for Forest and a starring role for England at the World Cup, with Maresca handing him the responsibility of partnering Rodri in the heart of midfield.
Man City's Top 10 Signings of All Time
Player Fee (add ons included) Signed From Year
Elliot Anderson £116m Nottingham Forest 2026
Jack Grealish £100m Aston Villa 2021
Josko Gvardiol £77m RB Leipzig 2023
Ruben Dias £65m Benfica 2020
Antoine Semenyo £64m Bournemouth 2026
Omar Marmoush £63m Frankfurt 2025
Rodri £62.8m Atletico Madrid 2019
Joao Cancelo £60m Juventus 2019
Riyad Mahrez £60m Leicester 2018
Aymeric Laporte £57m Athletic Club 2018
Who is Man City's Record Sale?
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Man City's record sale is Julian Alvarez, sold to Atletico Madrid in 2024 for £64.4m.
The Argentine World Cup winner played second fiddle to Erling Haaland for much of his Etihad career, and City couldn't turn down Atletico's offer, which could rise as high as £81.5m with add-ons.
Man City's Top 10 Sales of All Time
Player Fee (add ons included) Sold To Year
Julian Alvarez £81.5m Atletico Madrid 2024
Raheem Sterling £47.5m Chelsea 2022
Ferran Torres £46.7m Barcelona 2021
Gabriel Jesus £45m Arsenal 2022
Leroy Sane £44.7m Bayern Munich 2020
Cole Palmer £42.5m Chelsea 2023
Danilo £34.1m Juventus 2019
Oleksandr Zinchenko £30m Arsenal 2022
Riyad Mahrez £30m Al-Hilal 2023
Kelechi Iheanacho £25m Leicester 2017
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