Pep Guardiola is “fairly certain” Jack Grealish will return to his type of outdated in a Manchester Metropolis shirt after an underwhelming 2023-24 marketing campaign.
Grealish was one of many poster boys of Metropolis’s outstanding treble-winning marketing campaign final 12 months, however he struggled for begins this time round.
The 28-year-old was an unused substitute within the FA Cup remaining loss to Manchester United and didn’t characteristic in any respect in Metropolis’s remaining 4 video games.
Jeremy Doku, who joined final August, was as a substitute most popular from the bench at Wembley and scored for Metropolis of their 2-1 defeat.
Nonetheless, Guardiola believes Metropolis’s club-record signing will return to his finest subsequent season.
“He will probably be again,” Guardiola mentioned. “He’s struggled this season and Jeremy has made an unbelievable step ahead as everybody has seen.
“However Jack will probably be again on the degree of final season, I’m fairly certain.”
FOUR-IN-A-ROW!!!!
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— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) Could 19, 2024
Metropolis turned the primary membership in English soccer to win 4 top-flight titles in a row, however they fell brief within the Champions League and FA Cup, in addition to the EFL Cup.
Star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has only one 12 months to run on his contract, whereas others – goalkeeper Ederson amongst them – have been linked with a transfer away.
The reigning Premier League champions can even little doubt be trying to usher in new gamers as they put together to defend their title as soon as once more.
“I do know some gamers must take a choice on whether or not they stick with us and a few gamers would possibly come,” Guardiola mentioned after the defeat to fierce rivals United.
“My sporting director says every little thing is ok for subsequent 12 months however proper now, I don’t know what would possibly occur.”
