The arrival of Pep Guardiola in 2016 promised great things. Looking back seven years on, and it has delivered them. A clip of Guardiola and Kevin De Bruyne - the only remaining Manchester City player from before Guardioa's arrival - after the Champions League final shows the pair crying, hugging, and saying: "We did it.
Seven years of fighting, we did it. We did it Kev. Now we have it." Ilkay Gundogan was there every step of the way with Guardiola, as the German was his first signing for £24m from Borussia Dortmund.
A transfer fee that looks like one of the best value additions City have ever made. Guardiola signed six first team players that summer, and with Gundogan leaving only John Stones remains from that first summer transfer window in 2016.
A look at the other five show how Guardiola's transfer policy has evolved over the years. ALSO READ: Ilkay Gundogan's final act as Man City captain sums up his - and Pep Guardiola's - legacy After Gundogan, who delivered 14 trophies for City, some single-handedly, City also signed John Stones, Leroy Sane, Claudio Bravo and Nolito.
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