Overview
A highly successful summer for City, after a very disappointing one last year. Although with hindsight a new goalkeeper might have been a good idea with Joe Hart’s dip in form, most of the other key areas of the squad have been fixed.
The defence was already in pretty good shape and didn’t need much adding to until injuries took their toll, and Demichelis is certainly as good a backup player as Kolo Toure if not better, even if Pellegrini would rather have brought in someone to challenge to be first choice for the club.
The midfield has been significantly improved with the additions of Fernandinho and Navas, who in their own ways should give the side a bit more variation to their play. If they live up to their potential and settle in the Premier League, there are few better players City could have found to strengthen those two positions.
Upfront, City now look immense, with four potentially world class strikers to choose from in Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and new additions Negredo and Jovetic. How they fit them all in is another question, but it should prove very useful for Pellegrini to have so many options to choose from, with all of them offering slightly different styles to their play.
Total spending: £93m
Overall score: 8/10.