Roundup of Manchester City departures for summer 2016 transfer period

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 24: Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola (L) gestures during the pre-game training ahead of the 2016 International Champions Cup match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on July 24, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 24: Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola (L) gestures during the pre-game training ahead of the 2016 International Champions Cup match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on July 24, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) /
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MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 30: Geronimo Rulli of Real Sociedad reacts during the Real Madrid CF vs Real Sociedad as part of the Liga BBVA 2015-2016 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on December 30, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Power Sport Images/Getty Images)
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Geronimo Rulli

A little confusing, this one. The Argentine arrived for £4 million from Uruguayan’s Deportivo Maldonado before being sent out on loan to Real Sociedad in Spain. However, that loan deal will become permanent next summer. City retain a buy-back clause to re-sign the keeper.

The closest thing we’ve seen to this kind of deal elsewhere is Real Madrid’s re-signing of striker Alvaro Morata from Juventus for £30 million.

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