No member of Manchester City’s current squad was signed during the period in which an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.
Those offences all came between 2009 and 2018. City have denied any wrongdoing and have appealed against all of the charges against them.
A reader named Neil from West Sussex asked which current players joined the club before the period in question.
Longest-serving signings
Captain Ruben Dias is the club’s longest-serving first-team player who was bought from another club. The Portuguese centre-back has made more than 250 club appearances since he joined from Benfica in 2020.
Norway striker Erling Haaland is the next longest-serving arrival. He joined from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022.
Academy products
Midfielder Phil Foden, 26, is the only player who has played for the club during the period when it breached the league’s financial rules. He was not a senior signing, as he came through the club’s youth ranks. Foden made his first-team debut in a Champions League match against Feyenoord in November 2017.
Versatile midfielder Rico Lewis is also a product of the academy. He did not make his senior debut until August 2022.
Recent arrivals
All of the club’s other senior players were signed between 2023 and 2026.