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Man United legend tells City's record signing to leave Guardiola and revive his career

Manchester City received career advice from a former Manchester United striker.
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Legendary Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has urged Jack Grealish to call time on his Manchester City career and reignite his career elsewhere, with his game time continuing to dwindle.  

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The Grealish situation 

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The 29-year-old joined the Cityzens in the summer of 2021 for a club record £100 million fee. However, he has struggled to live up to that price tag.

He was integral during their treble-winning campaign in the 2022/23 season, but his prominence waned the following campaign. His game time has waned even further this season, starting only seven league games.

Jack Grealish (Aston Villa to Manchester City, 2021 - £100m)

What Yorke said 

In a recent interview, Yorke, who also came through the ranks at Aston Villa, weighed in on the Grealish situation. He advised his lowerclassman, imploring him to leave Manchester City for another club in the  Premier League or even the MLS.

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"If I was Jack you'd look to move on because ultimately you want to play football. He can't just sit there because he’s not getting any younger; he is close to 30 and things won’t get any easier,” Yorke said, per Goal. 

Dwight Yorke commented on Grealish's future. |Imago

“He is a good footballer but never been that fast and will lose a yard of pace. He needs game time to get back up to speed and maybe that can be somewhere else in the Premier League. 

“Maybe he will think about how he won everything in the game and think about going to Saudi or to the MLS to close his account for his career. In the MLS he could build his brand, but he’ll have to ask himself what else he wants to do in his career.

“It's not just the season; it’s been coming for the last couple of seasons. That's why it surprised me that he's still sticking around because the writing is clearly on the wall. Pep Guardiola has obviously made up his mind and maybe he has decided that he'd run his contract out so that he's able to then leave on a free. Or maybe he just fancied himself getting back into the team and that hasn't quite materialised.”

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