Since 1 January 2025, City have signed 14 players to the tune of around £414m - a complete overhaul of the squad. In their latest accounts to the financial year ending June 2025, City reported total revenues of £694m, the third-highest in their history. "City are in an incredibly strong financial position as far as PSR is concerned," football finance expert Kieran Maguire told BBC Sport. Their wage bill has started to go down too because some of the big-hitters have left. "What City have been good at doing, which has gone under the radar, is selling players very successfully.

Source: BBC January 16, 2026 19:28 UTC