Overview

• City agreed a record extension with PUMA worth up to £1 billion over 10 years, reinforcing its off-field growth after a trophy-empty campaign.
• Manchester City invested £111 million on Rayan Aït-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders plus a free signing of goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli to refresh key positions.
• Pep Guardiola and sporting director Hugo Viana have begun releasing long-serving players including Kalvin Phillips, Jack Grealish and James McAtee to free up squad space.
• Kevin De Bruyne’s move to Napoli and Kyle Walker’s transfer to Burnley have left a recognised right-back void that City are yet to fill.
• The club finalised its preseason schedule with a friendly at Palermo on August 9 and a Premier League opener at Wolves on August 16.