Jack Grealish's future at Manchester City is in the spotlight ahead of the summer transfer window
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08:57, 23 May 2025
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Jack Grealish has been told he would be “silly” to stay at Manchester City
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Jack Grealish has been told he would be “silly” to stay at Manchester City.
Grealish, signed from Aston Villa for £100m four years ago, has fallen down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium since his starring role in the 2023 treble-winning campaign.
The 29-year-old has made just seven Premier League starts this season and was left on the bench during last Saturday's FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace.
Guardiola has said a decision will be made on Grealish's future at the end of the season - but former Aston Villa striker Dwight Yorke thinks his fate has already been sealed.
“I think it's clear. The writing has been on the wall for a while now,” he said, speaking to gamblingindustrynews.com.
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“When you’re at that level, as I was with (Manchester) United, you never want to leave because it’s never going to be the same somewhere else.
“You hang in there, you think they’re going to turn things around again, waiting for another chance, an opportunity to show what you can do.
“Then you try to change your lifestyle, or do things a different way, and you become unhappy because you’re not being given a chance.
“But it’s the manager’s right to pick you or not. It’s clear that he won’t play much, his stats are down.
“Everything about Jack Grealish now, compared to how he was when he arrived, he’s nowhere near.
“When your team is losing and you still don’t get a look-in, it tells you everything you need to know.
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to tell you that your number is up, and it’s time to move on.
“It'll be silly of him if he were to stick around for another season. It would be crazy.”
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