Grealish misses Man City tour despite training return

While still only 30 years old, Phillips' career has nose dived since joining City from Leeds in 2022, playing just seven minutes of EFL Cup action for the club over the past two seasons.

Manchester City returned to pre-season training last week and midfielder Jack Grealish was spotted among the players who had reported for duty.

Having seemingly been discarded by former boss Pep Guardiola, Grealish now finds himself back at City as he enters the final 12 months of his contract with little sign of being offered new terms on his reported £300,000-a-week wages.