No-one wants Jack Grealish! Man City could be forced to loan out £50m-rated outcast amid dearth of transfer options

Grealish, who arrived at the Etihad Stadium from Aston Villa in 2021 for a then-British record £100m ($136m), now appears to be at a crossroads in his City career. The 28-year-old has two years left on his current deal, which earns him a substantial £300,000 per week, but interest in the forward has yet to materialise into any concrete offers, prompting City to explore a temporary move, as revealed by The Guardian.

Pep Guardiola’s side are in the United States to prepare for their upcoming Club World Cup clash against Moroccan champions Wydad Casablanca, and Grealish is absent from City’s travelling contingent that landed in Boca Raton. Club sources indicate that while City are not actively pushing the player out, they are open to discussions. However, the £50m price tag remains firm.

A potential return to Aston Villa is now under serious discussion, according to the Daily Mail. However, the West Midlands club are unlikely to commit to a full transfer given the financial weight of Grealish’s current salary. A temporary deal would allow Villa to bring back their former star without shouldering the full cost of his wages.

Once the centrepiece of a record-breaking transfer, Grealish now finds himself in a situation where a loan move is his most likely path to regular football. Whether that means a return to Villa Park or a move abroad remains to be seen, but it is clear that change is coming for the English star.