Man City summer transfer window evolution shows bright future

Barring an unexpected change in circumstances, Manchester City's summer transfer business is all done and dusted.

Since Pep Guardiola arrived at the club in 2016 City have earned a reputation for being a pretty smooth operator in the transfer market - Harry Kane saga aside - and therefore will not be partaking in any desperate last-minute scrambles to sign players. There will be no late-night private jets or willing the fax machine to hurry up.

In all, four senior players have moved on and five have replaced them. Add to that a smattering of loan moves for young talents and this transfer window has been one of City's busiest in recent memory.

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In truth, things kicked off on deadline day of the January transfer window when City announced that they had signed Julian Alvarez from Argentine club River Plate. City immediately loaned the £14m striker back to his previous club until the summer, meaning that Alvarez is effectively a summer signing.

The 22-year-old is yet to start a competitive match for City yet, but what City fans have seen of him has been very encouraging. The energy and excitement he brings was evident in cameos in the Community Shield and against Crystal Palace on Saturday, although thanks to City's other new attacking recruit he will have to be patient.

The signing of Erling Haaland - the activation of his £51m release clause was announced a week before the end of last season - really announced City's intentions to the world. Guardiola's side may well have won four of the last five Premier League titles, but he knows that in football if you stand still you'll get left behind.

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