Jack Grealish's brand new Manchester City squad number for the upcoming 2026/27 campaign has been confirmed by the club's official channels.
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Jack Grealish spent the most-recent season on loan at Everton after struggling for regular playing time in the campaigns that followed Manchester City's historic 2022/23 treble achievement under Pep Guardiola.
The 30-year-old is now heading into the final year of his existing contract at the Etihad Stadium and it is highly unlikely at present that Grealish has a future at Manchester City beyond next summer.
Having recovered from a foot bone stress fracture endured in January whilst at Everton, Jack Grealish made a long-awaited return to Manchester City action in last week's hugely disappointing 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Community Shield.
With the summer transfer window entering its final two weeks, it remains to be seen where Grealish will play his football for the 2026/27 season amid talk of another potential season-long loan after an encouraging year for the former Aston Villa star on Merseyside.
Everton CEO Angus Kinnear has revealed the Merseyside club have “remained in contact” with Jack Grealish, but conceded the winger’s immediate future rests with Manchester City.cityxtra.co.ukEverton CEO Issues Jack Grealish Update Amid Man City Future Doubt
Everton CEO Angus Kinnear has revealed the Merseyside club have “remained in contact” with Jack Grealish, but conceded the winger’s immediate future rests with Manchester City.
Man City confirm Jack Grealish shirt number for 2026/27
Now, as a new campaign dawns under Enzo Maresca, it has seemingly been confirmed that Jack Grealish will don the No.18 shirt at the Etihad Stadium for the 2026/27 season, as per the latest update to Manchester City's official website,
The England international is in line to feature in Manchester City's opening game of the brand new Premier League campaign against Marco Rose's Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Enzo Maresca brought Grealish on at half-time against Arsenal in Cardiff last week in place of Jeremy Doku, who reportedly sustained a calf injury against the Gunners and is now a major doubt to face the Cherries.
Manchester City are far from the finished article from a squad rebuild stand-point as they prepare to begin their first Premier League season beyond Guardiola, who brought the curtain down on an illustrious, trophy-laden decade in the north-west back in May.
Will Jack Grealish be a Man City player by the end of the transfer window?
Whether Jack Grealish will be a Manchester City player when the ongoing summer transfer window closes on September 1 remains to be seen, with Everton understood to have been keen on bringing the three-time Premier League winner back to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Everton possess a £50 million buy option to make their loan signing of Grealish permanent, having covered 75 per cent of the winger's wages - understood to be in the region of £300,000-per-week - last season.
Grealish is unlikely to have a dearth of suitors for a loan as he prepares to become a free agent next summer but he could very well explore the option of staying put at Manchester City, fighting for minutes and increasing his stock in time for the New Year.
From January 1, 2027, the attacker will be able to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs as there is next to no chance at present that Manchester City offer Jack Grealish a new agreement beyond next summer.