After securing Joe Cole and Ashley Cole, who will first join Manchester City's U-17 team, the club soon announced the arrival of Frank Lampard.
With this, City managed to land Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo, and Gianluigi Buffon.
Now, the only one left to wait for is Samuel Eto'o, followed by the French powerhouse trio, who are currently being negotiated by Marina Granovskaia.
As time passed, the English Premier League was buzzing with action—new headlines filled the newspapers daily, and transfer news dominated every conversation. But by the time July rolled around, frustration began to set in among Manchester City fans.
While rival clubs unveiled star signings one after another, City seemed to be falling behind, having only brought in a handful of rookies.