Liverpool’s Potential Role in Jack Grealish’s Manchester City Exit Amid £100m Transfer Speculation
Jack Grealish, the 29-year-old England international, faces an uncertain future at Manchester City after being excluded from Pep Guardiola’s Club World Cup squad, signaling his likely departure from the Etihad, per www.express.co.uk. Signed for a British-record £100m from Aston Villa in 2021, Grealish has struggled for consistent minutes, starting just seven Premier League games in the 2024/25 season, per www.bbc.com. With City open to a sale or loan to alleviate his £300,000-a-week wages, Liverpool could indirectly facilitate his exit through a transfer domino effect, per www.express.co.uk.[]
According to The Sun, Liverpool are pursuing a £100m move for Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon, a boyhood Reds fan, to bolster their attack, per www.express.co.uk. If successful, this could create a vacancy on Newcastle’s left wing, positioning Grealish as a potential loan replacement, given Newcastle’s interest but inability to match his wages without City’s financial support, per www.thesun.ie. Other clubs linked include Everton, Tottenham, Aston Villa, and Bayer Leverkusen, where Erik ten Hag eyes Grealish to replace Liverpool-bound Florian Wirtz, per www.birminghammail.co.uk. However, Grealish’s salary remains a hurdle, with City likely needing to subsidize any deal, per www.football365.com.[]
X posts reflect mixed sentiment: @DExpress_Sport hyped Liverpool’s potential role in “rescuing” Grealish, while @LosMejor_Real noted City’s shift to a loan strategy due to no permanent offers, per. Grealish’s 17 goals in 157 City games and his treble-winning contributions in 2022/23 contrast with his recent bench role, per www.express.co.uk. A move could revive his 2026 World Cup hopes, with England coach Thomas Tuchel urging more playing time, per www.football365.com. Liverpool’s transfer activity, including Wirtz’s £116m deal, may thus reshape Grealish’s career trajectory.[](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2068506/jack-grealish-man-city-transfer-news)[](https://www.football365.com/news/shock-contender-man-city-jack-grealish-emerge-likely-transfer-revealed)[](https://x.com/DExpress_Sport/status/1934170821804576968)
