Several senior Manchester City players have been involved in the pre-season tour of America ahead of the 2024/25 season.
Even though City had more players (14) selected to feature in the 2024 European Championship than any other Premier League side, Pep Guardiola still has some first-team names in his pre-season squad.
Having played friendly matches against Celtic, AC Milan and Barcelona, these first-team players have had the chance to get back to full fitness ahead of the new campaign.
Now though, a journalist has shared some details on the physical shape and mindset that one particular figure in the City squad has, which should delight a lot of fans.
Journalist says Jack Grealish is the fittest member of the Man City squad
Speaking in a recent edition of the Ranks FC Ultras podcast, journalist Dean Jones had this to say about Jack Grealish and his state of mind during the pre-season period.
He said: “I was speaking to somebody at Man City last week and Grealish has come back as the fittest member of the squad, he’s extremely hungry, he wants to bounce back from the misery of missing out on the England squad.”
Grealish should be firing on all cylinders this season
Last season saw the Englishman start just 10 of the 20 Premier League games he appeared in, scoring three goals and delivering just one assist.
This ultimately led to him not being picked to be in the England squad for the 2024 European Championship.
Back in July, Guardiola said that the £300k-a-week winger had returned to pre-season training in “perfect” shape following his summer break.
More recently, Grealish told the media that he will be using his disappointment at not getting into the England squad for the Euros as motivation to shine in the upcoming season.
Taking all of that into account, we feel that City supporters should expect to see Grealish firing on all cylinders when the season starts.