Grealish set to be left out of Man City's Club World Cup squad

Jack Grealish is expected to beryllium near retired of nan Manchester City squad for nan Fifa Club World Cup.

The 29-year-old's early astatine Etihad Stadium is unclear heading into nan summertime transportation model amid a increasing consciousness he would use from a move earlier adjacent season.

There is apt to beryllium liking from clubs crossed Europe successful Grealish, who whitethorn beryllium attracted to a caller commencement astatine a apical nine who could supply him pinch regular football.

It remains to beryllium seen whether his reported £300,000-per-week wages will beryllium prohibitive towards immoderate imaginable deal, whether connected indebtedness aliases permanent.

City person agreed a 55m euros (£46.3m) woody pinch AC Milan for Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, while they are besides successful talks to motion Lyon guardant Rayan Cherki and Wolves left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri.

Grealish, according to sources, is keeping an unfastened mind complete his future, pinch nan extended 32-team Club World Cup moving from 14 June to 13 July successful nan United States.

The erstwhile Aston Villa prima joined City successful 2021 for a then-British grounds interest of £100m and was a cardinal portion of Pep Guardiola's Treble-winning broadside successful 2022-23.

In total, Grealish has won 3 Premier League titles pinch nan club, arsenic good arsenic an FA Cup, Champions League and nan Club World Cup successful its erstwhile guise.

However, he has struggled for regular playing clip complete nan past 2 seasons and started conscionable 7 convention games successful 2024-25.

"Of course, Jack has to play," Guardiola said successful May. "He's an unbelievable subordinate that has to play shot each 3 days.

"It didn't hap this play and past play either. He needs to do it - pinch america aliases different place.

"It's a mobility for Jack, his agent, and nan club. If he stays it will beryllium good and he fought for illustration he fought from time 1 to make a contribution."

A deficiency of shot has besides seen Grealish suffer his spot successful nan England squad. He wasn't picked for Euro 2024 and pinch a twelvemonth until nan 2026 World Cup, he is apt to request much first-team shot to person a chance of forcing his measurement into Thomas Tuchel's plans.