Here is a closer look at how much of the current Manchester City squad will likely be around for the 2025/26 EPL campaign.
Manchester City are no longer able to win the Premier League, meaning they have blown their chances of winning the title for an unprecedented fifth consecutive season, which begs the question, how much of the current Man City squad will be around for the 2025/26 campaign?
Let’s dive straight in to find out.
Which Man City players currently in the squad will still be playing in the 2025/26 Premier League campaign?
At the time of writing, it’s not an easy question to answer. For example, we will have the summer transfer window, where a lot can happen. There are also still ten games left to play in the current campaign, and they are currently in fifth place in the EPL (English Premier League).
They must secure a top five spot in the league by the end of the season to ensure European football next year (either the UEFA Champions League group stage or the Europa League group stage), so it depends on where they finish before we can better assess who needs to go and who is key to Pep Guardiola’s future plans.
Can Manchester City still win the Premier League?
No. Manchester City are too far behind Liverpool, and there is no chance they can win the league, even if Liverpool lose the rest of their games and Man City win all of theirs.
If you are looking to bet on Manchester City in the Premier League, a more sensible bet (but still not guaranteed) would be for them to finish in the top 10 or top 6.
For example, the latest EPL odds for Manchester City to finish in the top 10 on many of today’s most trusted online sportsbooks for this particular market are currently priced at around 1/18 in the fractional odds format, which translates to -1,800 in American/moneyline odds, and 1.06 in decimal odds, meaning the chances of this happening (i.e., the implied probability rate) for this outcome is a whopping 94.70%.
On most sites, you will also find the exact same odds for Manchester City to finish in the top 6. For them to finish in the top 4, it’s slightly higher at 1/2 (-200 or 1.50) with a lower IPR (66.70%), and for them to finish as runners-up (second place), you are currently looking at average odds of around 10/1 (+1,000 or 11.00) with only a 9.10% implied probability rate.
Which Man City players will likely be around next season?
As mentioned, it’s hard to determine who might be a part of Pep’s plans next season. For example, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, and Scott Carson are three players whose contracts expire this year (2025), so they might not be around next year.
Some of the latest Man City signings who will most likely feature in the squad in one capacity or another throughout the 2025/26 season are Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir, Nico, and Victor Reis, who all signed new contracts in January 2025.
Final thoughts
To find out who might be playing for Man City next season, the best thing to do would be to see what happens during the summer transfer window. Big changes need to be made, but who goes and who stays remains to be seen, for now.
Some of the players who may play a key role in Man City’s resurgence next year are Ederson, Manual Akanji, Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias, and Phil Foden. That’s not forgetting James McAtee, John Stones, Erling Haaland, Rodri, Joško Gvardiol, Savinho, and Rico Lewis, to name just a few.
Don’t forget that Manchester City can also still win the FA Cup. Their next game in this competition is against Bournemouth (away) on March 30 in the quarter-finals, and their next league game is Saturday, March 15, against Brighton (home game).