Manchester City fans are hoping for a return to glory successful nan coming months arsenic nan 2025/26 Premier League play gets underway.
Pep Guardiola's broadside grounded to triumph a trophy for nan first clip his debut run successful Manchester backmost successful 2016/17.
Alongside watching Liverpool large wind distant pinch nan convention title, City struggled successful nan home cups, and were dumped retired successful nan UEFA Champions League Round of 16 playoffs by Real Madrid.
Guardiola was aiming to salvage thing from nan run successful nan expanded FIFA Club World Cup this summer, but again City fell short, aft a daze knockout shape nonaccomplishment astatine nan hands of Al Hilal.
The nine person backed Guardiola heavy successful nan summertime transportation marketplace - alongside a large spending January astatine nan Etihad Stadium - and that finance will request to make a accelerated impact.
The inclusion of nan Club World Cup has impacted City's summertime plans and Guardiola will only person a constricted preseason run to activity pinch his squad.
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Man City's 2025/26 preseason schedule
Guardiola's players will beryllium distant connected vacation until nan extremity of July earlier returning to action pinch 1 friends connected nan schedule against Palmero connected August 9.
Opponent | Date | Location |
Palermo | Sat, Aug. 9 | Palermo, Italy |
Man City's 2025/26 transfer, latest rumours
Guardiola spent an eye-watering £180m [$240m] successful nan January transportation window, arsenic he looked to revive City's 2024/25 campaign, by bringing successful Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis, Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez successful nan mid-season market.
That large spending has not slowed down complete nan summer, pinch an estimated £112m [$150m] splashed connected caller faces pinch Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders landing successful Manchester.
All 3 players debuted successful nan Club World Cup, and Guardiola is assured Cherki and Reijnders are Premier League-ready, but nary caller signings are expected astatine this stage.
Key duo Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker person moved on, to Napoli and Burnley respectively, pinch Bernardo Silva taking complete nan captaincy.
Man City's 2025/26 squad
Guardiola will request to sanction a 25-player squad arsenic per Premier League rules earlier nan run commencement and beneath is his existent first squad list.
Man City's opening crippled of nan Premier League run is distant astatine Wolves connected Saturday August 16.
Position | Player | Squad No. |
GK | Marcus Bettinelli | 13 |
GK | Stefan Ortega | 18 |
GK | Ederson | 31 |
DEF | Ruben Dias | 3 |
DEF | John Stones | 5 |
DEF | Nathan Ake | 6 |
DEF | Rayan Ait-Nouri | 21 |
DEF | Vitor Reis | 22 |
DEF | Josko Gvardiol | 24 |
DEF | Manuel Akanji | 25 |
DEF | Abdukodir Khusanov | 45 |
DEF | Nico O'Reilly | 75 |
DEF | Rico Lewis | 82 |
MID | Tijjani Reijnders | 4 |
MID | Mateo Kovacic | 8 |
MID | Jack Grealish | 10 |
MID | Jeremy Doku | 11 |
MID | Nico Gonzalez | 14 |
MID | Rodri | 16 |
MID | Ilkay Gundogan | 19 |
MID | Bernardo Silva | 20 |
MID | Matheus Nunes | 27 |
FWD | Savinho | 26 |
FWD | Phil Foden | 47 |
FWD | Rayan Cherki | 29 |
FWD | Oscar Bobb | 52 |
FWD | Claudio Echeverri | 30 |
FWD | Omar Marmoush | 7 |
FWD | Erling Haaland | 9 |
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