Man City player left out of squad for final game of the season as shock exit looks guaranteed

A Manchester City player looks set to leave the club this summer after being left out of their squad entirely for the final game of the Premier League season.

City enter the final day in third place, knowing that a point - given their superior goal difference - will be enough to secure Champions League qualification for next season.

Pep Guardiola's side travel to Fulham, who now have nothing to play for in terms of European qualification but are battling for ninth place with rivals Brentford.

After their first trophyless season in nine years, City can at least end the campaign on a high note, and will have the vast majority of their squad available except for the injured John Stones and the suspended Mateo Kovacic.

But according to reports, Jack Grealish will miss out on the fixture entirely - despite being fully fit.

The Telegraph's Mike McGrath reports that Grealish has been left out of City's travelling squad for the trip to Craven Cottage.

Grealish may not have already played his last game for the club, with the Club World Cup on the horizon next month.

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But McGrath adds that the England international, who was once again left out of the latest national squad selection made by Thomas Tuchel, could play no part in that competition either if City chiefs decide to sell him.

Grealish signed for City from Aston Villa in 2021 for a then English-record fee of £100 million.

He played a key role in City's 2022/23 Premier League triumph, but has had a less successful time in the previous two seasons and now appears to be surplus to requirements in Pep Guardiola's ever-changing tactical system.

As a result, he has made just seven Premier League appearances in 2025, only being named in the starting XI once.

Speaking earlier this month, Guardiola admitted that Grealish was not happy with his current situation, but added that he was in the same position as other players.

He explained: "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 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. This is the normal position in all the clubs."