There were some big name departures at Manchester City this summer but a refresh of the squad was badly needed.
The pace of change at Manchester City has been rapid this year, and that is best explained by the team to face Tottenham on Saturday, which included more players signed in 2025 than those who had been with the club through the years of success.
It’s hard to describe this as a new era at the Etihad when Pep Guardiola is still the man in charge and into his 10th season, but aside from the Catalan, plenty else has changed, from the playing cast to the director of football.
Guardiola himself has spoken of a new team this summer and said after that defeat to Spurs that “this is the team we’re going to have for the next years.”
In total, there have been seven major first-team signings in 2025, as well as Vitor Reis and Sverre Nypan, who are spending this season out on loan but are expected to make an impact eventually. Only Abduokodir Khusanov of those seven didn’t start this weekend.
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