Man City sign seven players and lose 31 after hectic summer transfer window

Manchester City's transfer business extended past deadline day with several deals announced on Tuesday

Ilkay Gundogan has departed Manchester City

Manchester City experienced their busiest window in years as Pep Guardiola continued to reshape his squad.

The Blues spent £175million on senior signings - including the likes of Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Tijjani Reijnders - to add to their January splurge.

It means City have a radical new look for the 2025-26 campaign, with the potential to field almost a complete team of 2025 arrivals.

And there were key departures, starting with the release of Kevin De Bruyne after a glittering decade, while Ilkay Gundogan became the latest to depart when his move to Galatasaray was confirmed on Tuesday. Manuel Akanji and Jack Grealish have left on loan while James McAtee was a £30million departure as he joined Nottingham Forest.

There could still be further exits with the window remaining open in Turkey and Saudi Arabia until the middle of the month.

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega is the only likely departure with the German now fourth choice at the Etihad despite a summer where his two rivals for the position last season left.

The Blues added James Trafford, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Marcus Bettinelli to their ranks to overhaul their goalkeeping options.

Here's a complete look at City's summer business.

Signings: Rayan Cherki (Lyon, £35m), Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan, £46.3m), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves, £31.2m), Marcus Bettinelli (Chelsea, undisclosed), Sverre Nypan (Rosenborg, £12.5m), James Trafford (Burnley, 27m), Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG, £26m)

Exits: James McAtee (Nottingham Forest, £30m), Jack Grealish (Everton, loan), Ederson (Fenerbahce, £12m), Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan, loan) Claudio Echeverri (Bayer Leverkusen, loan), Sverre Nypan (Middlesbrough, loan), Callum Doyle (Wrexham, £7.5m), Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (Leverkusen, £5m) Yan Couto (Dortmund, £26m), Maximo Perrone (Como, £11.2m), Kyle Walker (Burnley, up to £5m), Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli, free), Juma Bah (Nice, loan), Scott Carson (end of contract), Jacob Wright (Norwich, £2.3m), Kayky (Bahia, undisclosed), Divin Mubama (Stoke, loan), Finley Burns (Reading, loan), Tai Sodje (released), Jayden Lienou (Leeds, undisclosed), Oliver Whatmuff (Rochdale, loan), Tomas Galvez (Cambuu, loan), Joel Ndala (Hull, loan), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (Celtic, loan), Vitor Reis (Girona, loan), True Grant (Stoke City, undisclosed), Max Alleyne (Watford, loan), Mahamadou Susoho (Livingston, loan), Lakyle Samuel (Bromley, loan), Will Dickson (Chesterfield, loan), Issa Kabore (Wrexham, loan)

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