Manchester City’s summer rebuild is complete. The Man City transfer window 2026 shut on Deadline Day in late September, closing a window that reshaped the squad Enzo Maresca inherited from Pep Guardiola. The head coach spent heavily and lost several long-serving names in the process.
Total spending passed £450m, a club record, with the biggest deal arriving on the final day of business. Three senior players who helped define the Guardiola era have also left the Etihad Stadium. Here is the complete picture, updated for October 2026, following on from our original summer transfer tracker update.
Major departures from the Etihad Stadium
Rodri has left City on a permanent transfer to Barcelona, ending a seven-year spell that made him one of the club’s most important midfielders. His exit alone marked a major shift in Maresca’s rebuilding plans.
Bernardo Silva and John Stones also departed once their contracts expired. Both players had been at the club since the middle of the last decade and leave as two of the most decorated figures in City’s recent history.
Key incoming signings under Enzo Maresca
Enzo Fernández joined on Deadline Day in a £125m move from Chelsea, signing a five-year contract. The fee equals the British transfer record and underlines how seriously City pursued the Argentine midfielder before the window closed.
Elliot Anderson arrived earlier in the window from Nottingham Forest for £116m. The England international’s signing showed Maresca was willing to invest heavily in midfield reinforcements well before deadline day business began.
Total spending in the Man City transfer window 2026
City’s outlay in the Man City transfer window 2026 passed £450m once every deal was completed, a figure that sets a new club record. The two headline arrivals, Enzo Fernández and Elliot Anderson, account for the bulk of that total between them.
The spending reflects how far Maresca was backed to overhaul a squad that lost several senior figures through departures. It also confirms City’s willingness to match the market’s biggest fees to secure specific targets.
What happens next
With the window closed, attention turns to results on the pitch. Maresca’s new-look squad has already been assessed through recent Carabao Cup team selections, giving an early look at how the new signings fit into his plans.
Supporters can track how the rebuilt squad performs across the season via the full 2026/27 fixture list and schedule. The focus now shifts fully to integrating Fernández and Anderson into the team Maresca is building.
