2015-16 ARRIVALS
| Player | Pos. | Age | Nat. | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne | AM | 24 |  | VfL Wolfsburg | £54m |
| Raheem Sterling | AM | 20 |  | Liverpool | £44m |
| Nicolás Otamendi | CB | 27 |  | Valencia CF | £28.5m |
| Fabian Delph | CM | 25 | | Aston Villa | £8m |
| Patrick Roberts | AM | 18 | | Fulham | £5m |
| Enes Ünal | FW | 18 |  | Bursaspor | £2m |
| Florian Lejeune | CB | 24 |  | Girona FC | £215k |
| Rubén Sobrino | FW | 23 |  | Ponferradina | £200k |
| Anthony Cáceres | CM | 23 |  | Central Coast Mariners | £145k |
| Jadon Sancho | AM | 16 | | Watford | £66k |
| Luke Brattan | CM | 25 | | Brisbane Roar | Free |
2015-16 DEPARTURES
| Player | Pos. | Age | Nat. | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Negredo | FW | 29 | | Valencia CF | £19m |
| Edin Džeko | FW | 29 |  | AS Roma | £11m |
| Rony Lopes | AM | 19 |  | Monaco | £9m |
| Matija Nastasić | CB | 22 |  | Schalke 04 | £6.7m |
| Karim Rekik | CB | 20 |  | Marseille | £3.5m |
| Scott Sinclair | AM | 26 | | Aston Villa | £2.5m |
| Stevan Jovetić | FW | 25 |  | Inter | Loan (£2.1m) |
| Dedryck Boyata | CB | 24 | | Celtic | £1.5m |
| José Ángel Pozo | FW | 19 | | UD Almería | £365k |
| Jordy Hiwula | FW | 20 | | Huddersfield Town | £150k |
| Jason Denayer | CB | 20 | | Galatasaray | Loan (£100k) |
| James Milner | CM | 29 | | Liverpool | Free |
| Micah Richards | CB | 27 | | Aston Villa | Free |
| John Guidetti | FW | 23 |  | Celta de Vigo | Free |
| George Evans | CM | 21 | | Reading | Free |
| Devante Cole | FW | 20 | | Bradford City | Free |
| Greg Leigh | LB | 20 | | Bradford City | Free |
| Adam Drury | RB | 21 | | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| Godsway Donyoh | FW | 21 |  | FC Nordsjælland | Free |
| Jorge Intima | AM | 20 | | FC Arouca | Free |
| Martin Samuelsen | AM | 18 |  | West Ham United | Free |
| Joe Nuttall | FW | 18 | | Aberdeen | Free |
| Emanuel Vasi | CM | 18 |  | Unattached | Free |
| Dominic Oduro | RB | 20 | | Unattached | Free |
| Patrick Roberts | AM | 18 | | Celtic | Loan |
| Bruno Zuculini | CM | 22 | | Middlesbrough | Loan |
| Bruno Zuculini | CM | 22 | | AEK Athens | Loan |
| Seko Fofana | CM | 20 | | SC Bastia | Loan |
| Olivier Ntcham | CM | 19 | | Genoa | Loan |
| Enes Ünal | FW | 18 | | KRC Genk | Loan |
| Enes Ünal | FW | 18 | | NAC Breda | Loan |
| Angelino | LB | 18 | | New York City FC | Loan |
| Pablo Maffeo | RB | 18 | | Girona FC | Loan |
| Jack Byrne | CM | 19 |  | SC Cambuur | Loan |
| George Evans | CM | 20 | | Walsall | Loan |
| Shay Facey | CB | 20 | | Rotherham | Loan |
| Brandon Barker | AM | 19 | | Rotherham | Loan |
| Yaw Yeboah | AM | 18 | | LOSC Lille | Loan |
| Luke Brattan | CM | 25 | | Bolton | Loan |
| Anthony Cáceres | CM | 23 | | Melbourne City | Loan |
| James Horsfield | CM | 19 | | Doncaster Rovers | Loan |
| Ian Lawlor | GK | 21 | | Barnet | Loan |
| Ian Lawlor | GK | 21 | | Bury | Loan |
| Rubén Sobrino | FW | 23 | | Girona FC | Loan |
| Florian Lejeune | CB | 24 | | Girona FC | Loan |
| Chidiebere Nwakali | CM | 18 |  | Girona FC | Loan |
| Thomas Agyepong | AM | 18 | | FC Twente | Loan |
