The Tian Keng signing cost €118 million, and as a forward, he has only scored 17 goals in 157 appearances over four years, earning £300,000 per week.

Guardiola has seldom focused on nurturing young talent at Manchester City and tends to overlook quality players like Palmer. He favors high-priced acquisitions, yet many of these players, including new signings Gonzalez and Husanov, either go unused or are costly mistakes like Grealish. Fans argue that Grealish is the largest transfer mistake in Manchester City's history. Do you share this opinion?

Why is Grealish labeled a transfer blunder? In the summer of 2021, Manchester City signed Grealish from Aston Villa for a staggering €118 million, with a weekly wage of £300,000. At that time, this English forward was valued at €65 million, meaning City overpaid by €53 million for him, a price only a wealthy club like City would consider. Over his four years at City, Grealish's performance as a forward has been disappointing, with only 17 goals and 23 assists in 157 matches across all competitions, which does not justify the €118 million transfer fee!

Grealish enjoys partying and drinking, and last season he became a fringe player at Manchester City, featuring in 32 matches but only starting 16 times, totaling 1,521 minutes on the pitch with 3 goals and 5 assists, including just 1 goal and 1 assist in 20 Premier League appearances, which is even worse than Antony's stats. In the 2025 Club World Cup, Grealish was left out by Guardiola, and now this English forward must find a new club to continue his career; otherwise, he will face a situation with no playing time at City. Grealish's market value has fallen to €28 million, and with a hefty weekly wage of £300,000, selling him is unlikely, and he probably won't leave the club.

According to the latest reports from TalkSPORT, Manchester City is eager to loan out Grealish but requires the other party to cover his entire salary. Everton is very interested in Grealish, but they are unable to cope with his £300,000 weekly wage, and Grealish still has two years left on his contract with Manchester City!