Roy Keane believes Jack Grealish’s Manchester City career could end this summer, with the winger yet to play for the club since a 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid on February 11.
The England international was named on the bench for City’s 2-0 Premier League defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
However, like against Real Madrid last week, he was left on the bench as his team failed to win.
Grealish hasn’t played for City since The Sun published pictures showing the former Aston Villa star on a night out with a model.
Roy Keane believes Jack Grealish’s Manchester City career could end this summer, with the winger yet to play for the club since a 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid on February 11
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The Premier League star was heard shouting ‘she’s not with me’ as photographers caught them leaving Chiltern Firehouse in central London the night before Valentine’s Day.
However, Grealish going out just days before the Liverpool fixture has seen him criticised by some supporters.
With the 29-year-old struggling for minutes, and yet to play since, his long-term future at the Etihad Stadium is up in the air.
And Keane thinks the £100million man is ‘under pressure’ to salvage his City career.
“I think Jack is under pressure,” Keane said on Sky Sports.
“You know what, Pep’s looked at Jack now, he’s picking up injuries, his lifestyle and all that type of scenario.
“Look at some big games last year where he (Guardiola) didn’t even bring him on.
“I think Jack might be under pressure. Whether Pep wants to move him on, that will be an interesting one.
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“I think Jack might be under pressure”
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“The other ones I think are straightforward, the older players 32, 33 – contracts are up and you think that’s an easy decision.
“But I think there would be a few players under pressure were it that Pep wants to get rid of them.”
Grealish has won three Premier League titles during his time at the Etihad.
He was also part of the side that won the treble in 2023, consisting of the league title, FA Cup and Champions League.
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But with the winger limited to just 15 appearances this season, it’ll be intriguing to see what happens next.
Meanwhile, Guardiola said last month that Grealish had to ‘fight’ to prove himself at City.
“Do I want the Jack that won the Treble? Yeah I want it, but I try to be honest with myself for that,” he said.
“They have to fight. You can say it’s unfair. OK, if you think that, then it’s fine, but you have to prove [to me], ‘OK, I’m going to fight with Savinho, to deserve to play in that position’, every single day, every single week and every single month.
Jack Grealish is fighting for his Man City future, having been overlooked for recent matches against Newcastle, Real Madrid and Liverpool
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“I don’t have any doubt about the quality of Jack or any of these players. They would not be here [otherwise].
“I fought a lot for him, fought a lot to be here. I know that he can do it because I saw him. I saw his level and I want that, every single training session and every single game.”