Wednesday 31 August 2016

Who arrrre we?! Where arrrre they?!



-      A list of this summer’s signings



-      Who’s gone where on loan



-      Pep’s staff - a list of ‘who’s who’


Signings this summer.


Age: 25
Position: Midfielder - Central
Cost: Undisclosed
Season plans: Loaned to Huddersfield Town for the rest of the season

Age: 16
Position: Creative midfielder
Cost: Not sure if there is a fee
Season plans: Academy development

Age: 33
Position: Goalkeeper
Cost: £15.3M
Season plans: Straight into contention for 1st team

Age: 19
Position: Forward – Left / Centre
Cost: £27M+
Season plans: Staying at his selling club, Palmeiras, until December 2016 before joining City

Age: 25
Position: Midfielder - Centre
Cost: £19.3M
Season plans: Straight into contention for 1st team

Age: 22
Position: Defender - Centre
Cost: £47.5M
Season plans: Straight into contention for 1st team

Age: 20
Position: Winger / Forward – Left / Right / Centre
Cost: £42.5M
Season plans: Straight into contention for 1st team

Age: 16
Position: Striker
Cost: Not sure if there is a fee
Season plans: Academy development

Age: 19
Position: Winger / Forward – Left / Right / Centre
Cost: £4.68M+
Season plans: Loaned to Deportivo La Coruna for the rest of the season

Age: 29
Position: Midfielder / Winger / Forward – Left / Centre
Cost: £15.3M
Season plans: Straight into contention for 1st team

Age: 19
Position: Midfielder / Winger / Forward – Left / Right / Centre
Cost: £1.7M
Season plans: Loaned to PSV Eindhoven for the rest of the season

Age: 22
Position: Defender - Centre
Cost: Unknown
Season plans: Straight out on loan for the season to Girona

Total amount of money spent: £173.28M+
Average age of incoming players: 22.1 years of age

Who’s gone where on loan?


Joe Hart                     - To Torino for the rest of the season.

Jason Denayer          - To Sunderland for the rest of the season.
Eliaquim Mangala     - To Valencia for the rest of the season.
Pablo Mari                 - To Girona for the rest of the season.

Luke Bratton             - To Melbourne City for the rest of the season.
Anthony Caceres      - To Melbourne City for the rest of the season.
Manu Garcia              - To Alaves for the rest of the season.
Aaron Mooy               - To Huddersfield Town for the rest of the season.
Samir Nasri                - To Sevilla for the rest of the season.
Patrick Roberts         - Started 2nd season at Celtic for the rest of the season.
Oleksandr Zinchenko – To PSV Eindhoven for the rest of the season.

Wilfried Bony            - To Stoke City for the rest of the season.
David Faupala           - To NAC Breda for the rest of the season.
Gabriel Jesus            - To Palmeiras until December 2016.
Marlos Moreno          - To Deportivo La Coruna for the rest of the season.
Enes Unal                  - To FC Twente for the rest of the season…

…along with a whole host of youngsters to various clubs.

12 signed, 16 loaned out (including some of those signed in the summer but not including any youth players loaned out).

And who are Pep Guardiola’s backroom staff?


Brian Kidd                               - Co-Assistant Coach
Charles Planchart                   - Video Analysist
Domenec Torrent                    - Assistant Manager
Jason Wilcox                          - Under 18s Manager
Lorenzo Buenaventura           - Fitness Coach
Manuel Estiarte                       - Personal Assistant
Mikel Arteta                             - Coach
Rodolfo Borrell                        - Youth Development
Simon Davies                         - EDS Manager
Xabier Mancisidor                   - Goalkeeping Coach

Apologies to those not mentioned, such as other assistant coaches, physios, Club Doctor & medical staff, dieticians, kit staff, pitch maintenance personnel etc...but you get the idea and I hope you found it informative.

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