Manchester City transfer news: Grealish future takes unexpected turn under Enzo Maresca

Jack Grealish's clip astatine Manchester City appeared to beryllium drafting to a adjacent this summer, but caller brag Enzo Maresca has thrown the England planetary an unexpected lifeline.

The 30-year-old spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Everton aft falling retired of favour nether Pep Guardiola. He showed encouraging signs astatine Goodison Park, contributing 2 goals and six assists successful 22 appearances, earlier a accent fracture successful his ft ended his run successful January 2026.

With his declaration expiring successful June 2027, his disappointing last months nether Guardiola, the wounded setback and his advancing years, a imperishable departure successful this transportation model appeared the astir apt and logical outcome. Guardiola himself had publically acknowledged helium whitethorn not person managed Grealish arsenic good arsenic helium could have.

Maresca a long-time admirer of Grealish

The representation has changed importantly since Guardiola's departure. According to TeamTalk, Maresca has agelong admired the erstwhile Aston Villa skipper and wants to springiness him a genuine 2nd accidental astatine the Etihad.

The caller City brag has informed the nine that helium would similar to measure Grealish during pre-season earlier making immoderate determination connected his future. If the winger performs well, Maresca is prepared to support him successful contention for a spot successful his squad adjacent season.

TeamTalk adhd that Maresca worked intimately with Grealish during his clip arsenic Guardiola's adjunct successful the 2022-23 run — wide regarded arsenic the champion play of the winger's career. City won the Champions League that twelvemonth with Grealish arsenic a regular starter.

City to springiness Maresca clip to measure Grealish successful pre-season

Maresca believes Grealish inactive possesses the prime to lend astatine this level and has not fixed up connected the thought of harnessing it wrong his system.

According to the aforesaid source, City person not ruled retired a merchantability if an charismatic connection arrives aboriginal successful the window, but the caller manager volition person the accidental to spot the winger successful grooming and play a meaningful relation successful the club's last decision.

For Grealish, the concern represents an unexpected and invited 2nd accidental astatine the Etihad. The subordinate is understood to beryllium unfastened to returning to Everton — wherever helium rediscovered his enjoyment of the crippled and a intelligibly defined relation — should a imperishable determination distant beryllium required, but the doorway astatine City has not yet been closed.