Who came in, who left and ‘the books’

I started doing this now-regular post-summer-transfer piece back at the beginning of the 2022-23 season and it was for two closely connected reasons.

It was a season where it soon became obvious that we were ‘clearing the decks’ more than ever before; both with regards to permanent and loan transfers.

We actually moved out a whopping 35 players in total by September of 2022!

It was quite timely that I began doing this monitoring of both incoming and outgoing players as there appeared to be even more scrutiny than usual at the time about our spending; as questions intensified from all quarters (nosey feckers!) regarding our finances.

 

So, here are this summer’s figures…for City fans and nosey feckers alike:

In
Name	Position	Cost
Tijjani Reijnders	Midfielder – Centre	£46.3M +add-ons of up to £12.5M
Rayan Ait-Nouri	Defender – Left	£31.2M +add-ons of up to £5.1M
Rayan Cherki	Midfielder / Winger – Left / Right / Centre	£30.5M +add-ons
Marcus Bettinelli	Goalkeeper	Undisclosed
Sverre Nypan	Midfielder – Centre	£12.5M
Caelan-Cole Cadamarteri	Striker	£1.5M
James Trafford	Goalkeeper	£31.2M +add-ons
Mahamadou Sangare	Striker	Free transfer
Gianluigi Donnarumma	Goalkeeper	£26M
Ben Vickery	Goalkeeper	£200,000

TOTAL SUMMER EXPENDITURE: £179.4M+

Out
Name	Position	Cost
Jacob Wright	Midfielder – Centre	£2.3M rising to £3M
Scott Carson	Goalkeeper	Released – out of contact.
Kevin De Bruyne	Midfielder – Centre	Released – out of contact.
Yan Couto	Defender – Right	£25.5M
Kayky	Winger – Left / Right	Unknown/Undisclosed
Kyle Walker	Defender – Right	£5M
Maximo Perrone	Midfielder – Centre	£11.2M rising to £13M
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht	Winger – Left / Right	£5M
James McAtee	Midfielder – Centre	£30M
Callum Doyle	Defender – Centre	£2M rising to £8M
True Grant	Goalkeeper	Unknown/Undisclosed
Ederson	Goalkeeper	£12.1M
Ilkay Gundogan	Midfielder – Centre	Free transfer
Michael Okeke	Midfielder – Centre	Free transfer

TOTAL SUMMER INCOME: £93.97M (includes £870,000 received for the outgoing loan of Manuel Akanji)

BALANCE: £85.43M summer loss (way less than TWO of Liverpool’s summer transfer signings - just sayin’…)

And purely for your information…

…here’s a list of players who have left on loan in the summer:

Juma Bah                    -           Defender                     -           OGC Nice

Divin Mubama            -           Striker                         -           Stoke City

Oliver Whatmuff         -           Goalkeeper                 -           Rochdale A.F.C.

Finley Burns                -           Defender                     -           Reading

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey -       Defender                     -           Celtic

Vitor Reis                    -           Defender                     -           Girona

Jack Grealish              -           Midfielder / Winger      -           Everton

Sverre Nypan              -           Midfielder                    -           Middlesbrough

Claudio Echeverri       -           Midfielder / Winger      -           Bayer Leverkusen

Mahamadou Susoho   -           Midfielder                    -           Livingston

Issa Kabore                 -           Defender                     -           Wrexham

Manuel Akanji             -           Defender                     -           AC Milan

Josh Wilson-Esbrand  -           Defender                     -           Radomiak Radom

Total number of permanent transfers out this summer: 14

Total number of exiting players this summer including those on loan: 27

Thoughts on our mainly first-team-bound, incoming players?

I can’t wait to see Rayan Cherki in full-attacking flow. I did read somewhere before we signed the French international attacker that he can take a little time to adjust to new systems / ways of playing but once he does, he’s an explosive player to watch and enjoy. A little moody looking and there were reports ‘out there’ that he can have a little bit of an attitude. However, I’ve also read that he’s a hardworking, determined character, so I’m taking that stern-faced look as a positive thing rather than a troublesome, Joao Cancelo-type ‘slapped arse’ issue.

Tijjani Reinders looks class; perhaps a little lightweight-looking for a central midfielder in the Premier League but I can see him contributing a lot of goals and assists in a Manchester City shirt. He could be our new Kev for years to come.

WOW Gigi Donnarumma looks a quality, world class keeper and added to James Trafford; we have two top-quality stoppers for sure. I feel sorry for James and I hope he gets as many minutes as possible in both domestic cups, at least – he was my MotM against Brighton.

I heard a lot of praise being given with regards to Sverri Nypan as the transfer was going through and in his last two match reports for Middlesbrough, where he came on as a second half substitute, he got 7/10 from the same publication and was praised not only for his creativity and involvement in attacks but also his battling qualities in midfield. High praise indeed for an 18-year-old who has never played in England; starting life in the Championship.

So, there you have it…Manchester City ruining football once again with top-quality signings costing no more than £46.3M for a single player (have a look at the prices some of our rival clubs have spent 😲😂); with just 10 permanent players coming in, including youth, and 14 departing for good.

Thank you, as always, for taking the time to read.