Manchester City could be heading for a never-seen-before feat as the summer transfer window approaches its conclusion.
Pep Guardiola’s side has sold 10 players so far with further departures still mooted ahead of Friday’s deadline. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Joao Cancelo, Tommy Doyle and Julian Alvarez are some of the club’s high-profile departures as City eyes a record-breaking achievement.
Just Savinho has arrived at the Etihad Stadium as talk of a fifth consecutive Premier League title lingers on. City have so far won both of their opening games, beating both Chelsea and Ipswich Town.
According to MEN Sport, Cancelo’s sale means City have now completed another massive summer of transactions, earning nearly £150 million in initial fees and £175 million in potential add-ons.
The biggest factor has been Julian Alvarez’s move to Atletico Madrid (£64 million rising to £81.5 million), with the club also obtaining strong fees for Cancelo, Liam Delap, and Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
With Cancelo’s exit, sales during this transfer window for Manchester City will be their second-highest ever, surpassing the £173.5 million they brought in in 2022 and falling just a little short of the £179.5 million they brought in during the summer of 2023.
The Sky Blues are likely to break that record with just a few days if they sell players for a total of £5 million.
“If someone leaves, we are going to talk about that and, of course, until the last day [of the transfer window] we have chances,” said manager Guardiola in a press conference earlier the summer. “I don’t rule out new players as an option, but I think there is an 85, 90, 95 per cent chance we will have the same squad.”
“I feel comfortable, because the quality of human beings we have in the squad is difficult to be replaced, and the quality is there. But we’ll see. I don’t know in the last moment if someone comes for some players and they leave, we’re going to decide.”
