Manchester City look to have had an impressive transfer window, although some problems getting to that point could yet be costly
Manchester City had an eventful transfer window
Manchester City had an eventful transfer window
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The season had barely finished when the call came at boardroom level to make public that Manchester City were not interested in signing Enzo Fernandez this summer. It feels fitting for a chaotic transfer window then that the Blues did exactly what they said they wouldn't do.
On the surface, City are many people's early winners of the transfer window and - the silliness of snap verdicts aside - it is easy to see why. They have spent more than £315m on central midfield players alone in a rebuild of a rebuild that has seen anyone not up for the fight under Enzo Maresca shipped out and sold on for profit while stellar additions have been made to a squad that won two trophies last year.
At the Etihad, there is confidence that the recruitment is good enough to expect Maresca to fight across all four competitions. With depth cited in every position despite wholesale changes in the squad, there is even an internal belief that City are in better shape for this season than they were last year.