Pep Guardiola put the last touches on his Manchester City squad on deadline day with the Citizens agreeing some last-gasp signings and granting a few outgoing transfers.
The Etihad Stadium side will now hope Guardiola has enough talent at his disposal to defend their European treble. Manchester City conquered the continent in 2022/23 to lift a maiden Champions League title. Guardiola also guided them to Premier League and FA Cup honours.
But since conquering all in 2022/23, Guardiola said farewell to some important players, such as Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez. The Citizens moved to replace the departed duo this summer with Mateo Kovacic and Jeremey Doku. Josko Gvardiol also arrived from RB Leipzig.
Deadline day also delivered a flurry of transfers as Guardiola put the finishing touches on his Manchester City squad. So, with that in mind, here are the deals that the Citizens secured as the window slammed shut. Guardiola will hope they are enough to conquer all in 2023/24…
Manchester City incomings on Deadline Day
- Matheus Nunes – £53m from Wolves
Manchester City outgoings on Deadline Day
- Taylor Harwood-Bellis – on loan to Southampton with a £20m obligation to buy
- Cole Palmer – £42.5m to Chelsea
- Tommy Doyle – on loan to Wolves with a £4.5m option to buy
- James McAtee – on a season-long loan to Sheffield United
- Joao Cancelo – on a season-long loan to Barcelona
Full list of Manchester City signings
- Mateo Kovacic – £30m from Chelsea
- Josko Gvardiol – £77m from RB Leipzig
- Jeremy Doku – £55.5m from Stade Rennais
- Matheus Nunes – £53m from Wolves
Every player to leave Manchester City this summer
- Josh McNamara – undisclosed fee to Southampton
- Morgan Rogers – undisclosed fee to Middlesbrough
- Cieran Slicker – undisclosed fee to Ipswich Town
- Shea Charles – £15m to Southampton
- Yangel Herrera – undisclosed fee to Girona
- James Trafford – £19m to Burnley
- Adedire Mebude – £1.5m to KVC Westerlo
- Riyad Mahrez –£30m to Al-Ahli
- Carlos Borges – €19m (£17m) to AFC Ajax
- Aymeric Laporte – £23.5m to Al Nasr
- Cole Palmer – £42.5m to Chelsea
- Liam Delap – on a season-long loan to Hull City
- Kian Breckin – on a season-long loan to Wycombe Wanderers
- Callum Doyle – on a season-long loan to Leicester City
- Issa Kaboure – on a season-long loan to Luton Town
- Josh Wilson-Esbrand – on a season-long loan to Stade de Reims
- Finley Burns – on a season-long loan to Stevenage
- Alex Robertson – on a season-long loan to Portsmouth
- Filip Stevanovic – on a season-long loan to RKC Waalwijk
- Maximo Perrone – on a season-long loan to UD Las Palmas
- Luke Mbete – on a season-long loan to FC Den Bosch
- Jadel Katongo – on a season-long loan to Peterborough United
- Taylor Harwood-Bellis – on loan to Southampton with a £20m obligation to buy
- Tommy Doyle – on loan to Wolves with a £4.5m option to buy
- James McAtee – on a season-long loan to Sheffield United
- Joao Cancelo – on a season-long loan to Barcelona
- Terrell Agyemang – released
- Rowan McDonald – released
- Benjamin Mendy – released
- Ilkay Gundogan – released