It probably won't come as much of a surprise but as Man City prepare to claim a place in the Champions League last-16 tonight, they carry a squad with an average age of 29.6 years.
That is quite an old squad on the face of it, although not dramatic. Experienced it may be, but that has been of little help to the club in Europe over recent years, when they have often played with the naivety of schoolboys.
As it stands, key players like captain Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Pablo Zabaleta are in their peak years (or coming towards the end in the case of 31-year-old Toure), which makes it vital that the current City generation beat Roma tonight and try to push as deep into the Champions League as possible before it is too late.
Of course, you could argue that City can make use of the transfer market to fix that issue. But Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules and the diminished value of the over-30 age group makes that quite challenging
Indeed, a cursory glance at the squad shows just five players who are 25 or under. Of that group, it is hard to see any players other than Stevan Jovetic and Eliaquim Mangala having long-term careers at the club.
Dedryck Boyata (24), Matija Nastasic (21), and Scott Sinclair (25) are either going to be shipped off or left to warm the bench at best, although Nastasic is most likely to avoid that fate among that particular trio if he can overcome injury problems.
In comparison, domestic rivals like Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal have a better age balance.
All of that throws City's recent transfer strategy under a bit of scrutiny. Granted, Bacary Sagna and Frank Lampard did not cost any transfer money this summer and provide valuable options in the short-term, but it does not point to long-term thinking especially with transfer restrictions.
The club have pledged to invest in their academy with an eye to the future, but while they wait for that to come to fruition they will need to invest in elite young players, while trying to get the highest price possible for current squad members with decreasing resale value.
Links with Everton's Ross Barkley are not only down to trying to increase the number of English and homegrown players. The 21-year-old would freshen up an ageing squad in the event he ever moves to the Etihad in the next few seasons.
But the rumoured price tag (English player price inflation included) of €60 - 70M would seem out of City's reach under FFP restrictions at least until their revenue meets that of Europe's biggest clubs.
That means the club have some tough decisions to make when it comes to cashing in on players who hit 30 over the next two to three seasons, in terms of maximising their transfer value with an eye towards reinvestment.
And that will be much easier with more Champions League revenue from longer runs than they are accustomed to in the competition.
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