Grealish, 29, arrives at Hill Dickinson Stadium in need of reinvigorating a career that has stalled in recent times, with the attacking midfielder finding himself on the periphery of City boss Pep Guardiola’s plans last season after struggling for form and little signs of being any more than a bit-part player in 2025/26.

Grealish won several major honours with City but only in 2022-23 did he take games by the scruff of the neck like he had at Villa