More than a decade ago, Manchester City were merely a mid-table club. They had a pretty successful past of course, something that many modern fans don't know much about, but in the last decade, the club have become a force to reckon with.
Under Thakshin Shinawatra, the club pretty much established themselves as a Premier League side but the club really started taking big strides after being taken over by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited in 2008.
Under the Abu Dhabi group, City, despite the lack of silverware, were very bold from the onset and spent big money on proven players in Europe. The spending spree started with players like Robinho and Nigel De Jong but the club didn't make good progress under Sven-Goran Erikssen. Roberto Mancini was brought in after dominating the Serie A with Inter Milan and he turned the club's fortunes around as City first won the FA Cup and then stole the league away from Manchester United.
City's spending power is more than anyone else in the Premier League and that isn't surprising. It all started with the likes of Sergio Aguero, Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko and David Silva and we've seen the big spending continue with Pep Guardiola. Under the reigns of Pep Guardiola, City have become one of the powerhouse clubs in the world of football. The Manchester club has never shied away from spending big and all of their signings have made an impact to the club. Spending huge in the transfer window doesn't guarantee any club success on the field and that is where Pep thrives in. The master tactician has managed to field a team that has been dominant in the European football. City under Guardiola has managed to win several titles which includes 4 Premier League titles, 4 Carabao Cup, 2 English Super Cup and one FA Cup.
Manchester City Transfer News: 2022-23 Signings
Erling Haaland signed for City during the summer transfer window
Player
Signed From
Transfer fee
Erling Haaland
Borussia Dortmund
£54.00m
Kalvin Phillips
Leeds United
£44.10m
Manuel Akanji
Borussia Dortmund
£15.75m
Sergio Gomez
RSC Anderlecht
£11.70m
Stefan Ortega
Arm. Bielefeld
Free Transfer
Manchester City Transfer News: 2021-22 Signings
Player
Signed From
Transfer Fee
Jack Grealish
Aston Villa
£105.75m
Julian Alvarez
River Plate
£19.26m
Scott Carson
Derby
Free Transfer
Manchester City Transfer News: 2020-21 Signings
Player
Signed From
Transfer Fee
Ruben Dias
Benfica
£64.44m
Ferran Torres
Valencia
£30.15m
Nathan Ake
Bournemouth
£40.77m
Nahuel Bustos
CA Talleres
£5.85m
Diego Rosa
Gremio
£5.40m
Manchester City Transfer News: Signings (2019-20)
Player
Signed From
Transfer Fee
João Cancelo
Juventus
£58.50m
Angelino
PSV
£10.80m
Rodri
Atletico Madrid
£56.43m
Zack Steffen
Columbus Crew
£6.14m
Manchester City Transfer News : Signings (2018-19)
Player
Signed From
Transfer Fee
Riyad Mahrez
Leicester
67,80 Mill. €
Ante Palaversa
Hajduk Split
4,80 Mill. €
Philippe Sandler
PEC Zwolle
2,50 Mill. €
Ko Itakura
Kawasaki Front.
1,10 Mill. €
Daniel Arzani
Melbourne City
890 Th. €
Manchester City Transfer News: 2022-23 Departures
Sterling signed for Chelsea after having a successful career at City
Player
Transferred To
Transfer Fee
Raheem Streling
Chelsea
£50.58m
Gabriel Jesus
Arsenal
£46.98m
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Arsenal
£31.50m
Fernandinho
Athletico-PR
Free Transfer
Zack Steffen
Middlesbrough
Loan Transfer
Pedro Porro
Sporting CP
£7.65m
Manchester City Transfer News: 2021-22 Departures
Player
Transferred To
Transfer Fee
Ferran Torres
FC Barcelona
£49.50m
Angelino
RB Leipzig
£16.20m
Jack Harrison
Leeds United
£11.52m
Sergio Aguero
FC Barcelona
Free Transfer
Eric Garcia
FC Barcelona
Free Transfer
Manchester City Transfer News: 2020-21 Departures
Player
Transferred To
Transfer Fee
Leroy Sane
Bayern Munich
£44.10m
Nicolas Otamendi
Benfica
£13.50m
Tosin Adarabioyo
Fulham
£1.49m
Manchester City Transfer News: 2019-20 Departures
Player
Transferred To
Transfer Fee
Danilo
Juventus
£33.30m
Douglas Luiz
Aston Villa
£15.12m
Fabian Delph
Everton
£8.55m
Vincent Kompany
RSC Anderlecht
Free Transfer
Manu García
Sporting Gijón
£3.60m
Pablo Mari
Flamengo
£1.53m
Manchester City Transfer News: 2018-19 Departures
Player
Transferred To
Transfer Fee
Brahim Diaz
Real Madrid
£15.30m
Angus Gunn
Southampton
£10.17m
Jason Denayer
Olympique Lyon
£9.00m
Pablo Maffeo
VfB Stuttgart
£8.10m
Manchester City Transfer News : Departures (2017-18)
Player
Sold To
Transfer Fee
Brahim Díaz
Real Madrid
17,00 Mill. €
Angus Gunn
Southampton
11,30 Mill. €
Pablo Maffeo
VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga
9,00 Mill. €
Jason Denayer
Olympique Lyon
6,50 Mill. €
Joe Hart
Burnley
3,90 Mill. €
Manchester City Transfer News - Record Signings
English Winger Jack Grealish is City's all time record signing
Players
Transfer Fee
Jack Grealish
£105.75m
Kevin De Bruyne
£68.40m
Ruben Diaz
£64.44m
Riyad Mahrez
£61.02m
Joao Cancelo
£58.50m
Aymeric Laporte
£58.50m
Raheem Sterling
£57.33m
Rodri
£56.43m
Erling Haaland
£54.00m
Manchester City Transfers - Record Departures
Players
Transfer Fee
Raheem Sterling
£50.58m
Ferran Torres
£49.50m
Gabriel Jesus
£46.98m
Leroy Sane
£44.10m
Danilo
£33.30m
Oleksandr Zinchenko
£31.50m
Shaun Wright-Phillips
£28.35m
Alvaro Negredo
£25.20m
Kelechi Iheanacho
£24.93m
Mario Balotelli
£18.00m
Robinho
£16.20m
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