Manchester City will not be winning back-to-back Champions League titles, crashing out of the competition at the quarter-final stage on Wednesday night, losing on penalties to Real Madrid. But Pep Guardiola’s men could yet win back-to-back FA Cup and Premier League titles.
Both of those competitions will be decided in the coming weeks, while City will already be doing some forward planning for next season. Targets will already be identified, and there are some players Guardiola may well move on. With that in mind, we have put together a potential City starting XI for next season based on recent rumours. Values provided by Transfermarkt. Take a look below.
1. GK - Ederson - €40m
Ederson is City's undisputed starter.
2. LB - Josko Gvardiol - €75m
Gvardiol has found a nice spot at left-back, and he has been a top performer. Nathan Aké will be a challenger.
3. CB - Ruben Dias - €80m
Dias will be a starting defender.
4. CB - Manuel Akanji - €42m
Akanji could win the race for centre-back, but it will be a close race, with Aké and Gvardiol also potential starters here.