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Yahoo
a day ago
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What's next for Man City? New signings, same high expectations
Manchester City have a lot on their plate following the latest situation of Pep Guardiola's team being somewhat shockingly knocked out of the summer's the FIFA Club World Cup. It was Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal who issued the decisive defeat on the squad in the United States, despite City fans' high expectations for their side at the tournament. Nevertheless, that disappointing showing should allow City to showcase their best in the upcoming 2025/26 season. The squad continues to undergo many changes in terms of playing personnel, with the new campaign fast approaching, manager Pep Guardiola and sporting director Hugo Viana continue to aim for a reshape of the team for the future. While some exits continue to be expected and will no doubt impact City's first-team squad, what may come next? New signings Hope for Manchester City's FIFA Club World Cup campaign had fallen apart, although Pep Guardiola will no doubt be aware that new signings will only act as a positive further down the line. Learning of new additions and their integration into a team's line-up is also crucial for fans who often support their favourite teams by betting on independent betting sites; and here are the names that have recently signed with Manchester City over the last few weeks. Tijjani Reijnders City secured Reijnders on a five-year contract in a deal worth around £46.3 million, with the now-former AC Milan star known for establishing himself as providing the most goals and assists among midfielders in Serie A last season. Reijnders showed a hopeful spark amidst the chaos during Milan's disappointing season, but after an eighth-place finish in Serie A, the club missed out on being listed for Europe. Seeing the player's track record, the Dutchman will likely become a powerful midfield option for Pep Guardiola, especially after Kevin De Bruyne's exit. The Netherlands international is also known for his composed passes and ball carries, but his off-the-ball running can also complement City's team dynamic, which certainly needed improvement off the back of last season. Having topped off the last campaign with the title of being named Serie A's best midfielder, Tijjani Reijnders' signing for Manchester City can significantly help Pep Guardiola get the squad back to its very best. Rayan Cherki Manchester City completed a £34 million deal to sign Rayan Cherki on a five-year contract from Olympique Lyonnais, and made his debut for the side at the FIFA Club World Cup squad alongside his fellow new arrivals. Cherki was targeted by multiple top clubs across the summer but settled with Manchester City as his final pick, viewing the club as the next step in his career and the right place to improve, ready to embrace his responsibility in bringing the team to a higher spot. Manchester City have long targeted and admired the abilities of Rayan Cherki, with the team likely to have been drawn to the France international primarily through his creativity and individual skill. Rayan Ait-Nouri The Algerian left-back was among the first players Manchester City brought in during the summer window, signing the defender in a £31 million deal running until 2030, and swiftly making his debut in the United States. Ait-Nouri can be the perfect fit for Pep Guardiola; competent and skilful in tight areas, matching Pep Guardiola's possession-based play. He can dribble fast, and City needed someone who can break lines from wide positions like Ait-Nouri. His defence has also improved since his first arrival in the Premier League, showing up to standard in one-on-one scenarios. While flexible in his role, his choices in possession may still need refining, and should he make too many touches on the ball in tight areas, there is a risk of slowing play down – perhaps detrimental to Pep Guardiola's strategy. However, there is no doubt that once he improves his assisting skills and abilities in possession, Rayan Ait-Nouri will be an exceptional asset to Manchester City. Pep Guardiola's plan for the future The Manchester City board and Hugo Viana have equipped Pep Guardiola with ammunition for everything he needs in order to prepare for the 2025/26 campaign. With new additions, the Catalan will likely take the opportunity to mix his line-up around, test new strategies, and build depth to go forward. Guardiola previously stated that his rotation plan for starting line-ups at the FIFA Club World Cup season will likely be a reflection of the forthcoming season, where he will involve everyone to ensure the team can play the long game without exhausting physical abilities early on. Guardiola still intends to reduce his first-team squad size before the transfer deadline and start of the new campaign, ensuring that his team can play without 'sad' faces in the upcoming season. While City fans have already seen new additions in action, other names have remained absent thus far with Mateo Kovacic excluded from the Club World Cup due to an Achilles injury, while James McAtee, Kalvin Phillips, and Jack Grealish were also missing and are expected to leave. So far, Manchester City have not announced the departures of any particular players despite Pep Guardiola having mentioned that he would prefer not to have too many players after the transfer window, aside from Kevin De Bruyne's free exit to Napoli earlier in the summer.
Yahoo
7 days ago
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All completed Manchester City transfers so far in 2025-26
Manchester City is heading into the summer transfer window with a clear goal: to strengthen the squad after a disappointing season by their high standards. Despite finishing third in the Premier League, there were concerns about potentially missing out on a Champions League spot, and even speculation surrounding Pep Guardiola's future. While the team finished the season strongly, the club is expected to be quite active in the transfer market to ensure they can compete for top honours in the upcoming term. With the summer transfer window now open, GOAL brings you all the completed Manchester City transfers for the 2025-26 season, below. New signings summer 2025 window Tijjani Reijnders completed his £46m transfer from AC Milan, while City announced the signing of Rayan Cherki on a five-year contract from Lyon for a fee of €36m plus €6m in potential add-ons. Additionally, Rayan Ait-Nouri completed a £31 million transfer from Wolves. Marcus Bettinelli has been signed as a backup goalkeeper from Chelsea. Manchester City signed Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg for £12.5 million ($17m). The Cityzens will not move for Tino Livramento, but will continue pursuing a possible deal for Barcelona full-back Jules Kounde. Other than approaching Burnley over goalkeeper James Trafford, Man City's interest to land Gianluigi Donnarumma from PSG is apparent. Long-term replacements for Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic may also be required. Player Nationality Previous club Fee Tijjani Reijnders Netherlands AC Milan £46m Rayan Cherki France Lyon £34m Rayan Ait-Nouri Algeria Wolves £31m Marcus Bettinelli England Chelsea Undisclosed Sverre Nypan Norway Rosenborg £12.5m Departures summer 2025 window Midfielder Jacob Wright has signed for Norwich City for a fee of £2.3m, while Yan Couto's loan from City has been made permanent by Borussia Dortmund. Kevin De Bruyne's signing has been announced by Napoli after the midfielder's contract came to an end. Como have signed Maximo Perrone on a permanent deal for £13 million, and as Ederson appears close to his move to Galatasaray, Jack Grealish continues to look for a move away. The club has included John Stones in a six-player summer exit list. Bernardo Silva could reunite with Leroy Sane at Galatasaray, with the Turkish side reportedly showing interest in Ilkay Gündoğan as well. Elsewhere, Real Madrid have set a transfer limit to sign Rodri. Goalkeeper Scott Carson decided to leave the club following the expiry of his contract. Player Nationality New club Fee Jacob Wright England Norwich City £2.3m Yan Couto Brazil Borussia Dortmund £25.2m Kevin De Bruyne Belgium Napoli Free Scott Carson England TBD Free Maximo Perrone Argentina Como £13m
The Sun
23-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Talented Rayan Cherki has attributes to reinvigorate Manchester City and set Dream Team alight
NOTHING gets Dream Team managers excited like a shiny new toy. For the latest in our SCOUT REPORT series, we're shining a light on Manchester City newbie, Rayan Cherki. 4 The 21-year-old is one of several new arrivals at the Etihad this calendar year; a response to declining standards. Pep Guardiola's side endured a rare trophyless season in 2024/25 and Cherki is expected to breathe new life into the eight-time Premier League champions as they seek to set things right. The France starlet scored 12 goals and provided 20 assists in all competitions for Lyon last season. He played as a right winger for the Ligue 1 outfit primarily but was often deployed as the most advanced midfielder and, on occasion, as a second striker. Guardiola gave Cherki minutes in all three roles during the Club World Cup, a time of experimentation for the decorated tactician. 4 His role and place in the pecking order are points of interest once the new campaign gets underway but his potential, if everything aligns nicely, is high enough to interest more than a few Dream Team bosses. His current ownership of 7.4% puts him just outside the top ten most selected midfielders at present. A skilful technician with both feet, Cherki ranked tenth in Ligue 1 for successful take-ons per 90 last season but his dribble rate was higher than all those above him in the metric, including PSG stars Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue. Talented dribblers often collect their fair share of bonus points in Dream Team. 4 When playing centrally, Cherki flexes his playmaking muscles, making frequent use of disguised passes. With Kevin De Bruyne having moved onto pastures new, there's a vacancy for Erling Haaland's chief collaborator and Cherki's willingness to play throughballs may benefit the big Norwegian No9. Historically, Man City midfielders have provided plentiful points in Dream Team and Cherki has the attributes to continue that tradition. The issue is that predicting Guardiola's line-ups is fraught with risk. Cherki is competing for minutes with several other players who believe they too are worthy starters. 4 Haaland will lead the line more often than not and one suspects Rodri will reprise his ever-present anchor role but the other positions in midfield and attack are very much up for grabs. Risk-adverse gaffers may opt to wait and see how Cherki is deployed before taking a chance on him but there's no doubt he's a player to monitor carefully once the new season is up and running.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
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2 players set to make debuts in Manchester City's 2025/26 season
Manchester City have made four new signings so far in the ongoing summer transfer window. After an underwhelming run in the 2024/25 campaign with no major trophies and a third-place Premier League finish, Pep Guardiola has made additions to strengthen their squad for the upcoming season. Man City signed Rayan Cherki from Lyon, Marcus Bettinelli from Chelsea, Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan in June ahead of the Club World Cup. While Cherki, Ait-Nouri, and Reijnders have made their debuts for Man City in the Club World Cup, Guardiola is yet to introduce some new faces in the 2025/26 season. Marcus Bettinelli Following a four-year tenure at Chelsea, Bettinelli has arrived at Man City as their new third-choice goalkeeper, replacing Scott Carson. The 33-year-old has signed a one-year deal with Guardiola's side. Bettinelli is expected to make his debut for Man City in the 2025/26 season, which starts with their opening match of the Premier League against Wolves on August 16 at Molineux Stadium. 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Issa Kabore Issa Kabore signed for Man City in July 2020 from Belgian club Mechelen and was on loan to his former club for the next season. Since then, the Burkinabe star has been on season-long loans to four clubs, followed by his loan to German side Werder Bremen in January this year for the remainder of the season. With the completion of his loan tenure at Werder Bremen, Kabore could finally make his debut for Man City in the 2025/26 campaign, after officially being part of the club for five years. Manchester City news and related links Man City's 25/26 preseason: Fixtures, squad, transfer latest for Pep Guardiola PSG star's future in doubt as Man City, Bayern enter transfer race Man City look aim for La Liga star as Ederson replacement
Scottish Sun
15-07-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Club World Cup $1billion prize money broken down as Chelsea earn 25 TIMES more than Auckland City
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CHELSEA's success at the Club World Cup has seen them line their pockets with a tidy amount of prize money. The tournament had a staggering $1billion (£747.1m) prize pot that was split between the 32 competing clubs. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Chelsea earned over $100m for winning the Club World Cup Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 5 Auckland City's prize money is 25 times less than the Blues Credit: Getty 5 PSG missed out on an extra £7.5m for losing the final Credit: Alamy 5 Man City's prize money can be put towards the signing of Rayan Cherki Credit: Alamy The Blues won the Club World Cup by beating Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final on Saturday. The victory saw the West London club claim their hands on $114.6m (£85.62m) from the prize pool. The influx of cash will be a welcome treat at Stamford Bridge as the club has already spent large this summer. Chelsea have forked out nearly £200m on the likes of Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens, Estevao and Liam Delap. The win over PSG itself was worth $40m (£29.8m) for Chelsea as they lifted the trophy alongside Donald Trump. The staggering amount was a staggering 25 TIMES more than Auckland City earned for their participation. The A League side were paid $4.6m (£3.4m) despite losing 10-0 to Bayern Munich and 6-0 to Benfica. Auckland avoided defeat in their final game as they drew 1-1 with Boca Juniors. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS The result against the Argentine side added $1m (£746k) to their total cash prize. Despite appearing to be a modest amount the cash will be a major boost to the club. Club World Cup star Christian Gray going back to day job as a PE teacher after scoring goal that netted amateur side $1MILLION The money is estimated to be seven times Auckland's $488,000 revenue from 2024. PSG did not leave the US empty-handed as they were able to win $106.9m (£79.86m) for their efforts. Meanwhile, Manchester City were paid $51.7m (£38.63m), which can be used to cover most of the fee for Rayan Cherki. Competing club's prize money was awarded on two factors - their performance and participation fees. 5 The Cityzens picked up £27.9m for their participation and the rest was made up from their performances. This means the likes of Chelsea, PSG, Bayern, Real Madrid, Man City all earned atleast £20m just for turning up.
