Manchester City eye unprecedented €400m windfall from player sales

Manchester City are on course to generate more than €400m in transfer income, underlining a significant change in the way the club is operating in the market as a new era begins under Enzo Maresca.

The Premier League club have already raised €307m from player sales this summer, including €88m for Savinho’s move to Tottenham Hotspur, with a further €12m available in add-ons. That figure is expected to rise substantially when the departures of Nico Gonzalez and Omar Marmoush are completed.

Nico Gonzalez is set to join Newcastle for €58m, including fixed and variable fees. Porto received €60m for the player when Manchester City triggered his release clause in January 2025. Marmoush, meanwhile, is expected to follow Savinho to north London and join Tottenham Hotspur for a fee between €50m and €60m.

Those deals would add between €108m and €118m to City’s income, taking their total transfer receipts beyond €400m – a record and unprecedented figure for the club.

Manchester City have traditionally attracted attention for the vast sums they spend on recruitment. Their transfer expenditure passed €2bn during Pep Guardiola’s decade in charge, but the club’s sales record is now becoming equally notable.

According to Spanish newspaper AS, City are set to collect more than €100m from player sales in five successive summer transfer windows by 2026. The figures show a consistent rise in the club’s ability to generate income from departures.

City earned €162m from sales in 2022-23, followed by €139m in 2023-24. Their income then reached €152m in the next campaign and €107m in 2025-26. The current window has already produced €307m.

The summer could also see City complete three of the four biggest sales in their history. Alongside the €137m already received for Elliott Anderson and the €100m agreed for Ayoub Bouaddi, Chelsea are asking for €140m for Enzo Fernandez.

Savinho’s move pushed City’s gross income beyond €300m. The club have also received substantial fees for the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, who was sold for €60m plus €16.5m in add-ons, Tijjani Reijnders, who brought in €61m, and James Trafford, whose transfer was worth €47m. Including the potential extras, the total stands at €307m.

The scale of the turnover reflects the reconstruction required after the departures of several key figures. Alongside Bernardo Silva and Rodri, John Stones, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji have also left Manchester City.

Only Erling Haaland and Ruben Dias remain from the squad that won the UEFA Champions League in 2023, while Jack Grealish also appears likely to depart.

Despite the extensive outgoings, City’s board are continuing to spend heavily to secure their preferred targets for the remainder of the summer transfer window. The club’s approach therefore combines a major rebuild with unprecedented revenue from player sales.

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