The 29-year-old England international was deemed to be surplus to requirements by Pep Guardiola by the end of the 2024–25 domestic campaign and was left at home for the Club World Cup. City were reportedly prepared to accept bids as low as £40 million ($54.1 million) for the club-record £100 million recruit, yet no suitors were forthcoming.

The England international has fallen out of favour at City and was left out of their Club World Cup squad for the tournament in the United States

Grealish won several major honours with City but only in 2022-23 did he take games by the scruff of the neck like he had at Villa