Riyad Mahrez has just given Man City a three-year transfer advantage

Even though the summer transfer window has barely closed, planning will already be underway for Manchester City's next moves in the market to keep evolving an ever-improving squad.

Erling Haaland was the headline arrival this summer, and he has already transformed City's team in just 10 games. His 14 goals already mean City have spent just £3.6m per goal on their new striker and that will only keep going down. The signings of Julian Alvarez, Manuel Akanji and Sergio Gomez all seem to be value for money, while Kalvin Phillips could still be a good signing if he gets the chance to impress after injury.

City made a healthy profit this summer, fixing their long-standing striker problem and adapting to the departures of key midfielders and defenders. Now, attention turns to keeping the squad competitive for future seasons.

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To predict where signings will have to be made, City will be aware of which players have contracts expiring, and who is getting older so could retire in the next few years. Ilkay Gundogan is the only senior player with a contract expiring next summer, although he has remained calm about the situation and says he wants to stay at the Etihad.

Then there is Kyle Walker to address in 2024, although that still gives City three transfer windows to solve their full-back issues once and for all. And after that, in 2025, is the important group of Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez.

De Bruyne will be 35 by that point, although he has surely earned the right to decide how and when he wants to leave City. Keeping Bernardo may be tricky, given his desire to move closer to home and away from the