Man City has been very active in the summer transfer market, although the transfer period is still nearly 7 weeks to end. However, there are still many issues to be solved. Below is the evaluation of Manchester Evening News about Man City's transfer window up to the present time.
Spending £ 111 million for 4 contracts
Man City was ahead of the opponents when he soon completed 4 deals before flying to the US to attend the Club World Cup last month. The new Sports Director Hugo Viana quickly closed contracts including: Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves for £ 31 million, Rayan Cherk from Lyon for £ 34 million, Tijjani Reijders from AC Milan for £ 46.5 million and Marcus Bettinelli came in the form of free transfer from Chelsea to replace Scott Carson as the number of three men.
These additions helped Man City solve most of the weaknesses in the squad before entering the pre -season period. More importantly, Guardiola now does not need to make too much change for the 2025/26 season. And that may be the key to stability and success.
Walker left, but there are still many people who need to liquidate
Man City quickly resolved the future of Kyle Walker, who had just finished moving to Burnley after returning from AC Milan on loan. This veteran defender is no longer part of Guardiola's plan.
The Spanish coach also publicly wanted to shorten the squad, meaning some other players like Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips and James Mcatee will be allowed to leave this summer.
In addition, the future of Ilkay Gundogan and Nico Gonzalez winter rookie is also attracting attention from other clubs. Names like John Stones, Oscar Bobb, Vitor Reis, Matheus Nunes and a few other players may also be considered to sell off or lend, depending on the favorable conditions for Man City.
This summer promises to be very busy, especially in the afternoon, and Guardiola definitely wants to quickly stabilize the force.
What will Man City do next?
Although most of the big deal has been completed, Man City can continue to operate on Techmart. The 18 -year -old Norwegian talent, Sverre Nypan is expected to join from Rosenborg, but will immediately be loaned.
In the right defender, where Kyle Walker left the space, Man City still had no direct replacement. They are said to be targeting Newcastle's Tino Livrangeento as the top target, but Choi Chu does not want to sell and this deal will be very expensive this summer.
Man City may delay this next year, but they will also closely monitor Newcastle's move, especially when Liverpool is interested in Alexander Isak. Any change in the upper route of Newcastle can affect the future of Livrangeento. In addition, Flamengo's young right -back Wesley was also contacted with a transfer to Etihad.
If Man City does not recruit a new right -back and only rely on “fire fighting” options like Matheus Nunes, Rico Lewis or even Abdukodir Khusanov, it will be a big gamble.
This may be a decision to decide the whole season – or push them to success, or become a critical weakness.