The summer 2025 transfer window shut with Manchester City having a significantly different squad to the one Pep Guardiola could call upon on this time last year.
City spent around £220million ($298m) on Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri, James Trafford, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marcus Bettinelli and Sverre Nypan.
They brought in around £80million with Kyle Walker, Ederson, Manuel Akanji (on loan with a conditional obligation), James McAtee, Yan Couto, Maximo Perrone and Ilkay Gundogan all departing.
The transition has been more jarring than a ruthlessly disciplined succession plan would have dictated, but the new cycle is certainly here.