Anderson signs, EFL deals, player returns: Everything you need to know about Man City transfers

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The summer transfer window closes in 50 days and Manchester City have been hard at work to get deals done

Everything you need to know about Manchester City’s summer transfer business:

1. City are just 50 days out from the summer transfer window shutting and they have already completed a chunk of deals.
2. The standout move was announced at the beginning of July when Elliot Anderson joined from Nottingham Forest for £116m. Read the full story here.
3. Mathys Detourbet also arrived at City from affiliate club Troyes that week. He joined for £21m and has immediately joined AS Monaco on loan for the 2026/27 season.
4. Making his return to City is goalkeeper Pierce Charles. He arrives from Sheffield Wednesday for £3m, although the deal could rise to £10m. He originally left City at 16 and, having now returned, will spend next season on loan at Queens Park Rangers.
5. City’s second EFL signing of the summer was announced last week as Jeremy Monga arrived from Leicester. The Blues have splashed £10m on the 17-year-old and that could rise to £12.5m. Read the full story here.
6. There have also been notable exits from the Etihad Stadium. Long-term servants John Stones and Bernardo Silva left at the end of their contracts – the latter joining Real Madrid.
7. Manuel Akanji completed his £13m transfer to Inter after spending last season on loan at the San Siro.
8. Nathan Ake was sold to Fenerbahce for £7m, potentially rising to £8.5m. Meanwhile, young defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey made his switch to FC Koln permanent for £4.7m rising to a potential £6.4m.
9. Youngster Isaac Smith has joined Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.
10. Highly rated goalkeeper Oliver Whatmuff has joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the season but will spend the summer with City to supplement the tour goalkeeping group, while youngsters Ezra Carrington and Ashton Muir have departed for free.
11. The summer transfer window closes on September 1. Read the full story here.