Manchester City had been preparing for life after Pep Guardiola for some time, and that is certainly the case when it comes to transfers.As The Athletic revealed at the end of May, new boss Enzo Maresca has already been in contact with director of football Hugo Viana about targets, and it is understood Maresca and Guardiola have been in contact about the current players, too.This is a very important summer for City in terms of moving on from Guardiola and also Bernardo Silva, the influential midfielder who left on a free transfer. John Stones is also leaving, but has arguably been replaced already.City have radically refreshed their squad since the start of 2025 but with even some of those newer players already looking to move on, this could be a bigger summer than anticipated.The information found within this article has been gathered according to The Athletic’s sourcing guidelines. Sources with knowledge of transfer dealings, who asked to be kept anonymous to protect relationships, have been spoken to before offering the clubs involved the opportunity to comment.Who will make key decisions this window?Viana is the director of football and he will head up City’s recruitment and sales, having helped out in January 2025 before he officially arrived, and taken the reins fully last summer. He played a role in signing Vitor Reis last January, acted decisively by bringing in Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rayan Cherki before the Club World Cup last summer, and brought in Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi in January.He has made a positive start to life at City, then, certainly in terms of decisiveness.What positions will they be looking at in the summer window?A right-back, central midfielder and winger are priority areas but with several players potentially leaving, there could be other areas that need reinforcing, like in goal if James Trafford were to leave, for example, or there may be a need for two midfielders if others in that position move on.