London, June 11, 2025 (CrestNewsOnline) Midfielder Jack Grealish has been left out of Manchester City’s squad for the FIFA Club World Cup which gets underway on Saturday at Miami in the United States.

The England international was not included in the 27-man travelling party published by the English Premier League club on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old’s omission had been widely anticipated and will raise further doubts over his future at the Etihad Stadium.

The midfielder, signed for 100 million pounds (136 million dollars) from Aston Villa four years ago, has fallen down the pecking order at Manchester City since playing a starring role in their treble success of 2023.

Grealish made just seven Premier League starts in the 2024/2025 campaign.

He was notably not summoned from the bench as Manchester City went down 0-1 against Crystal Palace in the 2024/2025 English FA Cup final match last month.

The midfielder was then left out of the match day squad for the final Premier League game of the season at Fulham altogether.

With Manchester City’s overhaul of the squad continuing apace with four new signings this week, there is growing speculation Grealish could leave.

He has been linked with a number of clubs in England and in Europe.

As expected, Kevin De Bruyne will also not be involved in this summer’s tournament in the U.S.

The Belgian playmaker is leaving Manchester City this summer, but could still have played before his contract expires on June 30.

The 33-year-old looks set to join Italian Serie A champions Napoli when he officially becomes a free agent.

New signings Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki, Tijani Reijnders and Marcus Bettinelli are all included in Pep Guardiola’s squad, which could have featured up to 35 names.

There will be an opportunity to register more players for the knockout stages should Manchester City progress that far.

Manchester City begin their campaign against Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca in Philadelphia next Wednesday before facing further group games against Al Ain of Abu Dhabi and Juventus of Italy.

Midfielder Mateo Kovacic is missing through injury, while James McAtee is on international duty with the England Under-21s.

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