If the transfer market has been closed for almost a month, Manchester City are already recording good news ahead of the next summer transfer window.
After several years dominating the Premier League, Manchester City lost their title last season, to Liverpool. The Citizens want to launch a new cycle with new players such as Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders or Gianluigi Donnarumma. This change also involves the departure of former key players. The trimming operation has already begun this summer.
Indeed, Kyle Walker left, Jack Grealish is on loan at Everton and Kevin De Bruyne has left the club. Another founding player in Manchester City's successes will also leave definitively. According to information from Fabrizio Romano, Manuel Akanji should definitively sign for Inter Milan during the next summer transfer window. Currently, the Swiss centre-back is on loan at the Italian club until the end of the season.
Manchester City already have their first departure for 2026
Satisfied with the first performances of their recruit, Inter Milan are already planning to pay £12.8m to secure the services of the 30-year-old player definitively next summer. For Manchester City, this sale will allow them to definitively make room for younger players, such as for example the Uzbek Abdukodir Khusanov (21 years old).
After three seasons spent in England, Manuel Akanji is therefore on the verge of drawing a line under his Manchester adventure, he who was moreover one of Pep Guardiola's strong men during the 2022-23 season, which saw Manchester City win the Champions League. A new challenge for the Swiss, who had struggled to digest his departure from the Citizens.
This article was originally published on Top Mercato.
