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

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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