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The capture of Bernardo Silva means that it can be said with relative certainty Manchester City mean business this summer. Memories of warm months spent dithering around and ending up with Fabian Delph or Scott Sinclair are set to be eclipsed this close season as City launch themselves into the transfer market with serious intent.
Manuel Pellegrini and Roberto Mancini's summer sprees were blighted by the restrictions of UEFA's once popular Financial Fair Play legislation, which brought City's enthusiastic squad building to frequent standstill.