Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox Roberto Mancini was the first manager to deliver a top-flight league title to Manchester City, and he signed several club greats along the way, too.
Appointed in December 2009, the Euro 2020 -winning coach remained in charge at City until the end of the 2012/13 campaign - during which time 35 players departed on a permanent basis.
Indeed, during his three-and-a-half-year stint, the Italian welcomed all-time leading goalscorer Sergio Aguero, David Silva and Yaya Toure to the club.
There were several other big-money arrivals who didn't have quite the same impact, though. Here, we take a closer look at what those former first-team and academy
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