David Marshall
Deal: £3.5m from Cardiff
Where he will fit in? Back surgery to Allan McGregor left City with just senior goalkeepers – Edlin Jakupovic and Dusan Kuciak – and on the hunt for a third option. There was a temptation to stick with Jakupovic after he started the Premier League season so well but question marks over Kuciak ensured there was a reluctance to take a gamble on such a specialised position. Marshall is well liked by goalkeeping coach Gary Walsh and, at 31, needed little convincing to leap back up into the Premier League. The Scotland international ought to be in his prime years as a goalkeeper and the outlay spent on him would suggest he will be considered as the club's number one this season. Whether a debut is immediate at Burnley next weekend remains to be seen given Jakupovic's form last month, but Marshall looks set to take on a lead role sooner, rather than later.
Age: 25
Deal: £12.5m from Tottenham
Where he will fit in? City's new club record signing will be accommodated in a three-man midfield that has proved so effective during the opening weeks of the season. Mason describes himself as a box-to-box midfielder, rather than a holding option, to suggest he will come into direct competition with former Tottenham team-mate Tom Huddlestone and David Meyler for a starting place away to Burnley in nine days. City's midfield is now one of the few areas with genuine strength in depth. As well as Mason, Huddlestone and Meyler, Sam Clucas has been a revelation in a central role, while Jake Livermore is also expected to migrate further up the
field once Harry Maguire and Michael Dawson are fully fit. Mason's hefty fee will surely see him at the front of the queue but he will have others breathing down his neck.
age: 23
Deal: £1m from Manchester United
Where he will fit in? City's dearth of attacking options has been notable in the opening weeks of the season, with Abel Hernandez and Adama Diomande being pushed only by members of last season's under-21s squad. Both Hernandez and Diomande have started the season well to paper over the cracks but Keane promises to offer a trusted option off the bench. The 23-year-old only has two Premier League appearances to his name (one in February and the other in December 2011) but Phelan knows all about the youngster's potential from their time together with Manchester United. By his own admission, Keane has a point to prove with City. Loan spells with Wigan, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday and Preston yielded four
goals in 47 league appearances away from Old Trafford. There is no doubting his potential but a break is needed.
Age: 21
Deal: £1m from Manchester United
Where he will fit in? Weir has arrived at the KCOM Stadium able to boast just a minute of first-team football. The midfielder made his Manchester United debut as a stoppage-time sub in the 3-2 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford in February but his only other
experience comes from development football, where he captained the Red Devils' under-21s to the title last season. Although throwing the 21-year-old straight into the deep waters of the Premier League is highly unlikely, he will offer Phelan versatility. As well as playing before as a full-back and a central midfielder, his strongest position is as a left-sided attacking midfielder. That role has so far been taken on by Adama Diomande but Weir would offer an interesting alternative should fresh legs be needed. Phelan will be keen not to ask too much from the rookie.
Age: 30
Deal: Loan from Dynamo Kiev
Where he will fit in? The much-travelled centre-forward has enjoyed spells in Congo, France, Germany, Belgium and Ukraine, but it is a season on loan with Norwich City that has convinced City to take the plunge. Mbokani scored seven goals in his 29 Premier League games last term, a respectable return in a side relegated back to the Championship. The 30-year-old striker was a handful for defenders and showed a predatory streak in a number of his goals for the Canaries. Mbokani is more the traditional number nine, rather than an elusive number 10, and would offer direction competition for Abel Hernandez as the figurehead of City's attacking line. Every
manager craves options up front and Phelan has competition for Hernandez and Adama Diomande with the signing of Mbokani.
Age: 24
Deal: Loan from AZ Alkmaar
Where he will fit in? Where he will fit in? The last piece in City's summer jigsaw is the signing creating most anticipation. An attacking midfielder with an eye for goal, he appears to be the most likely heir to Mo Diame's throne at the KCOM Stadium. The initial loan deal from AZ Alkmaar will become a permanent transfer in January and City believe they have found an astute piece of business for what will be a £4.5m outlay. Henriksen offers the creative guile that City have not always been blessed with in recent times and last season he was able to hit 12 goals from midfield. The 4-3-3 system adopted by Mike Phelan so far could see him used on either flank or as a number 10 in behind an out-and-out
striker. The only question mark surrounds his ability to cut it in the Premier League.
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