Pep Guardiola has said Jack Grealish’s exclusion from Manchester City’s final matchday squad of the campaign was “nothing personal”.
Grealish, 29, was left out of the squad for City’s two-goal victory at Fulham on Sunday to conclude their 2024-25 campaign.
Grealish has started in just seven Premier League matches for City this term and was an unused substitute in last week’s FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace.
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Since January, the England international has made just one league start for Guardiola’s side — the 2-0 win against Leicester City in April.
“Don’t ask me about Jack, who said I’m not happy with Jack?,” Guardiola asked when questioned on whether he was unhappy with Grealish.
“Rico (Lewis) was not selected, (James) McAtee was exceptional against Aston Villa and Wolves, why not ask me about McAtee?
“I have to get rid of six players last game and five players today because (Mateo) Kovacic got sent off.
“I treat Jack like I think of (Abdukodir) Khusanov, McAtee and all the players who have not been but you say I’m selecting we are in trouble? It’s not about that.
“It’s nothing personal with Jack. I’m the person who fought for him to come here and the person who fought for him to stay here this season and the next season. I’m the one who said I want Jack Grealish.
“Now he didn’t come because he didn’t come but not something else.
“What happens in the future is a job for Txiki (Begiristain, City’s director of football), Hugo (Viana, the club’s sporting director) and the agents.”
Following the FA Cup final, Guardiola said the club’s hierarchy would hold talks with Grealish’s representatives in the summer, and acknowledged that any player in “all the locker rooms around the world” would not be happy with limited gametime.
“What is going to happen will happen, but he has to come back to start to play minutes again,” Guardiola said.
Grealish signed a six-year deal upon joining City in 2021 for a club-record fee of £100million ($135.4m; €119.1m). The figure still stands as City’s highest-ever transfer fee, and fourth highest of all-time relating to transfers in and out of British clubs.
The former Aston Villa playmaker has made 32 appearances this season, with 16 as a substitute. He has registered three goals and five assists in all competitions, scoring once in the Premier League.
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