Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox The first Manchester City players will report back to the City Football Academy on Monday July 19 as preparations begin for the defence of their Premier League title.
Pep Guardiola will have just under three weeks of work with the first batch of stars before the Community Shield at Wembley against Leicester on August 7, with their first league fixture coming eight days after that against Tottenham Hotspur.
Benjamin Mendy, Riyad Mahrez, Fernandinho, and Zack Steffen will be among those returning on Monday given their light international schedule this summer, with the group being heavily supplemented by academy players to make up the numbers
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