Jack Grealish has been left out of Manchester City’s squad for the upcoming Club World Cup.
Grealish, who has fallen down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola, has two years left on his contract at City and is keen to fight for his place.
However, this latest snub increases the likelihood of a summer move with a loan move a possibility considering his wages.
All four summer signings are set to be among the travelling party with goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli, left-back Rayan Ait Nouri and midfielders Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki all named.
Sky Sports News’ Rob Dorsett says Thomas Tuchel would like to pick Jack Grealish but he might need to leave Manchester City if he’s to force his way into next year’s World Cup squad.
Mateo Kovacic is injured, with James McAtee choosing to represent England’s Under-21s this summer.
City have called up midfielder Rodri as he steps up his recovery from injury, while Kevin De Bruyne is not named despite still being contracted to City until June 30.
Man City’s Club World Cup squad in full
Goalkeepers: Marcus Bettinelli, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Ederson
Defenders: Ruben Dias, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, Abdukodir Khusanov
Midfielders: Nico O’Reilly, Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku, Nico Gonzalez, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Matheus Nunes, Rayan Cherki, Claudio Echeverri, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis
Forwards: Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush
Man City’s Club World Cup fixtures
All kick-off times are BST
- Wydad AC – June 18, kick-off 5pm
- Al Ain FC – June 22, kick-off 2am
- Juventus – June 26, kick-off 8pm
If City win Group G, they will face the runners-up of Group H at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando on June 31 (kick-off 2am) in their first knock-out fixture.
If they finish second, they would come up against the winners of Group H at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 1 (kick-off 8pm).
Group H consists of Real Madrid, CF Pachuca, FC Salzburg and Al Hilal.
What is the prize money for the 2025 Club World Cup?
The winners of the Club World Cup will receive up to £97m ($125m) from FIFA.
Prize money of £774m ($1bn) is to be shared between the 32 clubs – with £406m ($525m) participation fee shared based on sporting and commercial criteria, and £368m ($475m) shared based on sporting performance.
FIFA are not keeping any revenue and it expects to share another £200m ($250m) with clubs across the world as solidarity payments.
Sky Sports News chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol:
“It’s a lot of money because this is just all four weeks’ work, it’s just for seven games.
“If you win the FA Cup, the oldest domestic competition in world football, you get through £3.9m. But of course, winning the FA Cup, you don’t want to win the FA Cup just for money, you want to win it for the prestige.
“If you win the Premier League, that is worth around £176m. The Champions League, the new format, it’s estimated that you could earn up to £135m, if you win it, but that is for playing up to 15 games, and the club World Cup £97m.”
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