Manchester City were without Jack Grealish and Matheus Nunes as they travelled down to Selhurst Park for a Premier League game
Jack Grealish missed Manchester City’s game with Crystal Palace amid uncertainty around his future. The 30-year-old is expected to leave the club either on loan or on a permanent deal before the transfer window closes on Tuesday, but has been involved in the last two City matches.
Grealish came off the bench against Arsenal in the Community Shield and then again in the late Premier League win over Bournemouth last weekend. He has continued to train with the first team, but has interest from former club Aston Villa and Everton – where he spent last season on loan – ahead of the summer transfer deadline.
City are looking to sign Iliman Ndiaye from Everton as they aim to add another forward to their squad in the coming days. Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo is also an option, while Chelsea’s £100m price tag for Pedro Neto looks to have put paid to City’s interest there.
The Blues are not expected to sign a right-back, but were missing Matheus Nunes for the trip to Selhurst Park. Nunes pulled up with an issue in the warm-up in the Community Shield but looked good off the bench against Bournemouth last week.
Maresca described him as a doubt for the game and the Portugal international misses out completely. Abdukodir Khusanov was included in the team ahead of Rico Lewis, with Khusanov one of the reasons why City shelved plans to sign another right-back this summer.
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