Pep Guardiola finds Jack Grealish’s long term shall be made up our minds at finish of season

Pep Guardiola has stated a choice shall be made on Jack Grealish’s Manchester City long term on the finish of the season. The England world, signed for £100m 4 years in the past, has fallen down the pecking order on the Etihad Stadium since his starring function within the 2023 treble-winning marketing campaign.

The 29-year-old has made simply seven Premier League begins this time period and used to be now not summoned from the bench all the way through Saturday’s FA Cup ultimate defeat by way of Crystal Palace. That has fuelled hypothesis he may just transfer in this summer time, however Guardiola insists not anything has but been decided and discussions will happen between outgoing director of soccer Txiki Begiristain, his successor Hugo Viana and the participant’s representatives.

Guardiola stated: “We didn’t talk, I didn’t talk with him. People don’t believe me, but these things belong to the agents and the club and Txiki, and in this case Hugo as well. Both will decide. What is going to happen will happen, but he has to come back to start to play minutes again.”

Guardiola accepts Grealish, who has two years ultimate on his contract, is probably not glad about his loss of motion. He stated: “It’s not [only] Jack. There is not one player in my locker room, and I think all the locker rooms around the world, that is happy [when they] do not play. When the team is winning and winning they have to figure out how everything happens – but they are not happy. They are here to play and, when they don’t play, they are not satisfied. That is the normal position in all the clubs.”

Meanwhile, Guardiola has presented no make it possible for Kevin De Bruyne will get started his ultimate house sport for City. De Bruyne, who’s leaving when his contract expires this summer time, is about to play on the Etihad for one final time in a City blouse in opposition to Bournemouth on Tuesday. Yet with the membership nonetheless to safe Champions League qualification, Guardiola is probably not guided by way of sentiment in his variety, even supposing De Bruyne will obtain a send-off after the sport. The supervisor stated: “What Kevin wants is that we win the game to qualify for the Champions League next season. That is what Kevin wants. It cannot be otherwise. I’m going to decide the best so that we can have the best chance to win the game against Bournemouth.”

De Bruyne is to be given a guard of honour by way of teammates at complete time prior to he provides a speech at the pitch. He will then be offered with items by way of the spouse and son of the past due City legend Colin Bell.

Victory in what’s a sport in hand would elevate City to 3rd heading into their ultimate league sport at Fulham on Sunday. Defeat would depart them 6th and imply one level would separate the groups from 3rd to 7th within the struggle for top-five puts. City have performed within the Champions League each season since they certified for the 2011-12 marketing campaign.

“Of course it’s important,” Guardiola stated. “We have been in for the last 14 or 15 years and it is where we want to be, but if we are not there it is because we don’t deserve it, and we will play the Europa League. But I’m thinking we’re going to qualify. I control my mind and I think that. The first step is to finish in third position in the Premier League and that is the main target.”

Guardiola wishes to boost his aspect from the discontentment in their defeat by way of Crystal Palace within the FA Cup ultimate on Saturday.

He stated he had now not watched Saturday’s sport again. “Maybe tonight I will review certain images,” he stated, “but last night and this morning I was focused on Bournemouth.”

Guardiola insists he has now not designated a penalty taker regardless of Omar Marmoush lacking from the spot at Wembley after Erling Haaland strangely handed up the chance. He stated: “I didn’t talk with them. We train this afternoon. It’s so clear: the taker has to score a goal.”