Pep Guardiola will be hoping for a smooth summer with minimal disruption but the prospect of losing Ilkay Gundogan is still in the air.
Last year was a hectic one for Manchester City as Guardiola changed his usual tactic of gradual improvement with tweaks in the transfer window in favour of a big shake-up to keep his squad fresh and hungry.
Out went four players in Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Aleks Zinchenko and Fernandinho who had been so integral to the club's recent success and in came Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, Manuel Akanji and Kalvin Phillips to replace them.
Not only did plenty of winning experience leave, but the arrival of a lethal centre-forward in Haaland heralded the beginning of a new era and style of play at the Etihad.
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