Man City should complete Ilkay Gundogan-style transfer and bring £30m player back to the Etihad

Manchester City are not done in this summer’s transfer window.

Pep Guardiola has seen his squad strengthen significantly ahead of the 2025/26 campaign with four new faces arriving at the Etihad Stadium, in the form of Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki, and Marcus Bettinelli.

Man City are expected to sign a right-back next, but should Nico Gonzalez leave the Premier League club, Guardiola may be forced to re-enter the market for a midfielder.

City will not want to spend big…