Manchester City set to lose four players in summer exodus

Manchester City are set to lose four players today - with the savings set to be reinvested immediately into a record signing.

What's happening?

The club is poised to cut more than half a million pounds from their weekly wage bill as four players officially depart the club today. Former first-team mainstays John Stones and Bernardo Silva lead the exits, with the experienced pair leaving the Etihad Stadium on July 1 following the expiry of their contracts.

Who's leaving?

Both players confirmed their departures before the season's end, giving City fans the chance to deliver an emotional send-off after the final Premier League match of the 2025-26 campaign against Aston Villa. Stones joined from Everton in 2016 in a £47.5million deal, making him the second-most expensive defender in football history at the time.

What's next?

The elegant centre-half went on to more than vindicate that outlay, racking up 295 appearances under Pep Guardiola during a medal-filled decade that brought six Premier League titles, the Champions League, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, two FA Cups and five Carabao Cups. Silva followed him to Manchester 12 months later and swiftly won over supporters, netting 76 goals in 460 outings as he became integral to the most glorious period in City's history.

The other two players leaving City today are academy products Ashton Muir and Ezra Carrington, whose development was hampered by a succession of injury setbacks. Between them, the four players are thought to have been pocketing around £550,000 per week, freeing up considerable funds for City to spend in the summer transfer window.

Current context

As of July 1, 2026, Manchester City are currently standing at 2nd in the Premier League with 78 points, having won 23 games, drawn 9, and lost 6, with a recent form of LDWWD. The team has scored 77 goals this season and conceded 35, with a goal difference of +42. They are 7 points behind leaders Arsenal, and their last result was a 1-2 loss to Aston Villa on May 24, 2026.

The imminent arrival of Elliot Anderson, who has been City's primary target to fill the void left by the departing Silva for some time, is set to be officially announced as a City player later this week, following England's Round of 32 clash against DR Congo on Wednesday afternoon, in a club-record deal worth in the region of £116m.