Man City has announced their squad for their preseason tour of Asia. There’s no place for Jack Grealish, which has led to further speculation surrounding his future. However, Grealish is still recovering from the injury he suffered whilst on loan at Everton last season.
Also missing from the initial squad are many of City’s World Cup stars, including new signing Elliot Anderson, Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush, Nico O’ Reilly, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku and Ruben Dias. James Trafford also isn’t in the squad as he finalises his reported permanent transfer to Leeds United. Rodri is also missing as he recovers from back surgery, amidst much speculation about his future. Some players may join up with the squad as the tour progresses, we’ll bring you the who’s and when’s when confirmed.
Man City face Inter Milan at the Kai Tak Stadium on Saturday, followed by a game against a K League All Stars XI. The Blues will end their trip with a match against Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
Who’s in the initial travelling squad? Read below for the full 28-man roster.
Goalkeepers:
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marcus Bettinelli, Max Chabot, Jack Wint
Defenders:
Rayan Ait-Nouri, Max Alleyne, Josko Gvardiol, Kaden Braithwaite, Matty Henderson-Hall, Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Stephen Mfuni, Vitor Reis
Midfielders:
Phil Foden, Claudio Echeverri, Jaden Heskey, Mateo Kovacic, Divine Mukasa, Jeremy Monga, Xavier Parker, Nico Gonzalez, Tijjani Reijnders, Floyd Samba, Savinho, Antoine Semenyo
Strikers:
Ryan McAidoo, Divin Mubama, Mamad Sangare
Savinho makes the squad, despite speculation surrounding his future, too. Jeremy Monga will pull on the City blue shirt for the first time since his move from Leicester City in the summer.