| 24 Oct 08 | R. McGivern Ryan McGivern |  Manchester CityMNC | → |  MorecambeMOR | Loan |
| 11 Sept 08 | D. McDermott Donald McDermott | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Milton Keynes DonsMKD | Loan |
| 01 Sept 08 | R. De Souza Robinho |  Real MadridMAD | → | Manchester CityMNC | 32500000 |
| 01 Sept 08 | V. Corluka Vedran Corluka | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Tottenham HotspurTOT | 8500000 |
| 01 Sept 08 | J. Vidal Javan Vidal | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Grimsby TownGRI | Loan |
| 01 Sept 08 | R. De Souza Robinho | Real MadridMAD | → | Manchester CityMNC | 32500000 |
| 31 Aug 08 | P. Zabaleta Pablo Zabaleta |  EspanyolESP | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 31 Aug 08 | P. Zabaleta Pablo Zabaleta | EspanyolESP | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 31 Aug 08 | L. Gláuber Gláuber |  NurnbergNUR | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 29 Aug 08 | K. Moore Karl Moore | Manchester CityMNC | → |  MillwallMIL | Loan |
| 28 Aug 08 | S. Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips |  ChelseaCHE | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 23 Aug 08 | R. Bianchi Rolando Bianchi | Manchester CityMNC | → |  TorinoTOR | Undisclosed |
| 23 Aug 08 | R. Bianchi Rolando Bianchi | Manchester CityMNC | → | TorinoTOR | Undisclosed |
| 22 Aug 08 | V. Kompany Vincent Kompany |  Hamburg SVHSV | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 22 Aug 08 | V. Kompany Vincent Kompany | Hamburg SVHSV | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 31 Jul 08 | M. Mills Matthew Mills | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Doncaster RoversDON | 300000 |
| 31 Jul 08 | M. Mills Matthew Mills | Manchester CityMNC | → | Doncaster RoversDON | 300000 |
| 30 Jul 08 | T. Ben Haim Tal Ben Haim | ChelseaCHE | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 05 Jul 08 | M. Geovanni Marcio Geovanni | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Hull CityHUL | Free |
| 02 Jul 08 | A. Isaksson Andreas Isaksson | Manchester CityMNC | → |  PSV EindhovenPSV | Undisclosed |
| 02 Jul 08 | A. Isaksson Andreas Isaksson | Manchester CityMNC | → | PSV EindhovenPSV | Undisclosed |
| 02 Jul 08 | Jô |  CSKA MoscowCSK | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 01 Jul 08 | G. Breen Garry Breen | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Hereford UnitedHereford | Free |
| 01 Jul 08 | A. Grimes Ashley Grimes | Manchester CityMNC | → | MillwallMIL | Free |
| 14 Mar 08 | K. Schmeichel Kasper Schmeichel | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Coventry CityCOV | Loan |
| 14 Mar 08 | K. Schmeichel Kasper Schmeichel | Manchester CityMNC | → | Coventry CityCOV | Loan |
| 04 Mar 08 | K. Etuhu Kelvin Etuhu | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Leicester CityLEI | Loan |
| 22 Feb 08 | S. Logan Shaleum Logan | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Stockport CountySTO | Loan |
| 31 Jan 08 | B. Mwaruwari Benjani Mwaruwari |  PortsmouthPOR | → | Manchester CityMNC | 3870000 |
| 31 Jan 08 | I. Miller Ishmael Miller | Manchester CityMNC | → |  West Bromwich AlbionWBA | 900000 |
| 31 Jan 08 | F. Caicedo Felipe Caicedo |  FC BaselBAS | → | Manchester CityMNC | Undisclosed |
| 31 Jan 08 | O. Dabo Ousmane Dabo | Manchester CityMNC | → |  LazioLAZ | Undisclosed |
| 31 Jan 08 | P. Dickov Paul Dickov | Manchester CityMNC | → |  BlackpoolBLP | Loan |
| 31 Jan 08 | F. Mancini Filippo Mancini |  InternazionaleINT | → | Manchester CityMNC | Loan |
| 31 Jan 08 | P. Dickov Paul Dickov | Manchester CityMNC | → | BlackpoolBLP | Loan |
| 31 Jan 08 | O. Dabo Ousmane Dabo | Manchester CityMNC | → | LazioLAZ | Undisclosed |
| 31 Jan 08 | F. Mancini Filippo Mancini | InternazionaleINT | → | Manchester CityMNC | Loan |
| 29 Jan 08 | G. Samaras Giorgos Samaras | Manchester CityMNC | → |  CelticCEL | Loan |
| 29 Jan 08 | G. Samaras Giorgos Samaras | Manchester CityMNC | → | CelticCEL | Loan |
| 23 Jan 08 | R. Bianchi Rolando Bianchi | Manchester CityMNC | → | LazioLAZ | Loan |
| 23 Jan 08 | R. Bianchi Rolando Bianchi | Manchester CityMNC | → | LazioLAZ | Loan |
| 11 Jan 08 | M. Mills Matthew Mills | Manchester CityMNC | → | Doncaster RoversDON | Loan |
| 11 Jan 08 | M. Mills Matthew Mills | Manchester CityMNC | → | Doncaster RoversDON | Loan |
| 10 Jan 08 | J. Hart Joe Hart | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Norwich CityNOR | Loan |
| 10 Jan 08 | J. Hart Joe Hart | Manchester CityMNC | → | Norwich CityNOR | Loan |
| 09 Jan 08 | M. Laird Marc Laird | Manchester CityMNC | → | MillwallMIL | Free |
| 04 Jan 08 | D. Mills Danny Mills | Manchester CityMNC | → |  Derby CountyDER | Loan |
| 04 Jan 08 | D. Mills Danny Mills | Manchester CityMNC | → | Derby CountyDER | Loan |