Day: May 1, 2025

Jack Grealish will not be allowed to leave Manchester City on loan this summer, despite growing interest from Aston Villa and Tottenham, according to talkSPORT.

City are unwilling to weaken their squad with a temporary move and believe no club would meet the £100 million fee they paid for the winger in 2021. 

Although manager Pep Guardiola no longer sees Grealish as essential to his plans, any move is now likely to be permanent. His chances of regular game time next season remain slim.

Former Villa scout Bryan King told Villa News  that Grealish still feels connected to the Midlands.  

“Grealish will return to the Midlands,” King said. “It is fine for him to be living where he is living at the moment. However, his home is the Midlands. I could see him going back to Villa… if there was going to be a deal concerning Rogers, I would think he would be part of it.”

With Marcus Rashford reportedly out for the rest of the season, Villa manager Unai Emery may see Grealish as a more affordable option than triggering Rashford’s £40 million clause.

Grealish, who scored 32 goals in 212 appearances for Villa, is expected to be one of the most talked-about names in the summer transfer window.

Harry Kane has hit out at the yellow card he received on Saturday, which will force him to miss Bayern Munich’s potential title-clincher against RB Leipzig.

Kane was booked late in the first half of Bayern’s 3-0 win over Mainz, a result that brought them within one win of the Bundesliga title. The booking was his fifth of the league season, triggering an automatic suspension for next weekend’s clash in Leipzig.

The 31-year-old, still chasing the first major team trophy of his career, was furious after the match.  

“It’s a crazy, crazy decision. It’s never ever a yellow card,” Kane said. “Unfortunately, sometimes people come to the Allianz and try and make a name for themselves,” he added, referencing referee Bastian Dankert.

Kane also questioned the Bundesliga’s system for yellow card accumulation, which counts bookings across the entire season.  

“They should have a reset like the Premier League, where halfway through the season it resets. I’m missing a big game because I got a yellow card in the first game of the season. It hurts, it stings.”

Despite his absence, Bayern can still clinch the title with a win at Leipzig next week.