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Jack Grealish has not been included in the Manchester City squad for the club's upcoming pre-season tour of Asia.

Despite returning to Manchester City for pre-season after his loan spell at Everton last season, Grealish has not been selected in the 28-player group that will depart for a three-match trip to Hong Kong and Seoul.

The 30-year-old continues to be linked with a return to Everton, after recapturing his form during a loan spell with the Blues last season. Grealish's campaign was curtailed due to a foot injury sustained in January and he continues his recovery from that issue.

Enzo Maresca was coy on Grealish's future when discussing the winger last week, praising him personally, but admitting his immediate future is unclear.

"At the moment, he is here. He is a Manchester City player. I always said the same. In any club I join, I like to know if there are players that belong to the club," Maresca said.

"It's my duty to try to coach them. Jack is here. I have a good relationship with Jack since I left. Also, we keep in touch, and the reason why is because he has a big heart and he is a very good guy. So this is the reason why and then we see what happens."

Grealish has entered the final 12 months of the contract he signed when arriving at the Etihad from Aston Villa for a £100m fee in 2021.

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Jim Bennings
1 Posted 29/07/2026 at 09:08:26
I couldn't see them taking an injured player anyway?

He's not fully recovered so him going on a tour with them would seem weird?
Anthony O'Sullivan
2 Posted 29/07/2026 at 09:34:51
Yeah this is more about him not being fit to travel than him coming back.

They will continue to assess him in training.
Minik Hansen
3 Posted 29/07/2026 at 11:17:50
If he's going to be a key player in the Man City squad -- which is unlikely -- then he would travel with them, for different preparations to the new season?

I don't know how it works.
Mal van Schaick
4 Posted 29/07/2026 at 12:08:47
Another season-long loan, with a view to buy for £5M at the most.
Derek Knox
5 Posted 29/07/2026 at 13:23:49
Jack is completing his recovery with the help of Wetherspoons, he will have daily sessions to get him up to, or with speed ! :-)
Daniel A Johnson
6 Posted 29/07/2026 at 15:14:02
For what he contributes at 31 not worth the wages.

Avoid and leave him in Wetherspoon's.
David West
7 Posted 29/07/2026 at 18:11:24
He could buy Wetherspoon's with his wages!!
Mike Hayes
8 Posted 29/07/2026 at 21:08:59
Bobble says club are working on a deal? A marquee signing if Illi goes 🤷💙
Stu Darlington
9 Posted 29/07/2026 at 21:10:16
Grealish is better than anything we've got at the moment, providing the numbers make sense.
Ryan Holroyd
10 Posted 29/07/2026 at 21:13:59
He's an injury-prone pisshead.

No thanks.
Alan McGuffog
12 Posted 29/07/2026 at 22:00:04
We should sign all four of you 😃
Josh Horne
13 Posted 29/07/2026 at 00:08:27
No, George has been brought in and he needs to be given a proper chance.

If, as has been suggested, the budget is limited, it must have impact on the pitch.

Buy a proper right-back, left-back and a Number 6.
Paul Kossoff
14 Posted 29/07/2026 at 00:17:35
"I have a good relationship with Jack since I left. Also, we keep in touch, and the reason why is because he has a big heart and he is a very good guy. So this is the reason why and then we see what happens."

Is that why he left him out of the squad? Fucking hypocrite.
Paul Griffiths
15 Posted 30/07/2026 at 03:12:59
He is no longer a marquee signing. The steady trickle of stripper/booze stories are embarrassing. His impact waxed and waned before his injury. Nowhere near the player he was.

A much cheaper younger fella to challenge George seems a better option to me at any rate.
Derek Thomas
16 Posted 30/07/2026 at 07:16:31
Swerve; too old, too expensive, apparently wants too long a contract, too likely to go on the piss. I thought we'd left that short termism behind. Even a 1-year loan at 2/3rds of his wages is off the cost benefit scale. Especially if Man City want a fee for him.

It's not our fault they pay him too much and want him gone. Let's face it, he won't be off to Saudi either.

Somebody 'on't commiteeee' seems to have the hots for him.
Mike Powell
17 Posted 30/07/2026 at 10:39:17
He is head and shoulders above any player in our squad.

I don't give two fucks what he does outside of football, it's what he can do on the pitch that counts.
Andrew Merrick
18 Posted 30/07/2026 at 11:05:04
Rumour mill saying Al Hilal might be interested in Jack too??
Geoff Lambert
19 Posted 30/07/2026 at 11:51:34
All the usual resign 37 year old Gana brigade saying Grealish is to old. He had better a return last season than the R winger we are hoping to get North of £70 million for.
Dave Abrahams
20 Posted 30/07/2026 at 13:09:54
Mike. ( 17) I think it's what he's done off the pitch since he was young that makes it an exaggeration to say he is now head and shoulders above any player in our squad — like Wayne Rooney went into decline well before his time because of his off the field habits.
Paul Griffiths
21 Posted 30/07/2026 at 21:24:29
Agree Dave (20), a question of both squandered talent and embarrassing headlines. It's not unfortunately exactly high praise these days to say that someone is 'head and shoulders above any player in our squad'.

There must be a hungrier and younger and fitter left winger out there somewhere whose name ain't George.

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