Heartbroken Jack Grealish Vows to Roar Back After Euro 2024 Snub

“Heartbroken” Manchester City winger Jack Grealish is determined to turn his Euro 2024 snub into fuel for the upcoming season.

Despite being named on Gareth Southgate’s preliminary list, the 28-year-old was ultimately left out of the final squad.

England went on to finish as runners-up to Spain in Germany earlier this month. Grealish now intends to use this setback as motivation to shine on the field.

When asked how it felt to be left out of Euro 2024 final list, Jack Grealish said:

“I’ll be honest, it was probably, football-wise, the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to deal with in terms of my own career,” he told a press conference ahead of City’s friendly in Florida against Barcelona.

“I was absolutely heartbroken.”

“I also had some stuff happening off the field. People from the outside don’t see.”

“They think we’re just robots. We have a life off the field. Sometimes it’s difficult to deal with that.”

“If I sit here and say that I don’t feel like I should have been in the squad, you’re gonna be thinking, ‘What’s this guy like? What’s he thinking?’.

“So, of course, I thought I should have been in the squad. I felt like I offer something different to the players in the England squad, but it is what it is.”

“Moving forward, I have to just try to use that as motivation going into this season and try to have the same mentality as I had two years ago.”

“My first season at City, I don’t think I performed as well as I could. The second, I played a lot of games. I wanted to come back stronger.”

“I’m not stupid, I know what it takes for myself to bounce back this season. You know how good a player I am, I need to regain my fitness and form and I know what I can do personally.”

City boss Pep Guardiola when asked what he thinks about Jack Grealish, has no concerns about the winger’s attitude.

The City Boss has this to say about the Grealish :

“No complaints. His body language, behaviour, the way he trains is the Jack we know. He’ll be back to his best because we need him,”

Grealish when asked about his relationship with Pep Guardiola has nothing but praises for his coach:

Grealish (On Pep): “Yes, I always speak to him. I won’t go into too much detail about what we speak about because that’s between me and him.”

“He’s been so good for me in the three years I’ve been here – there’s not too many people better to take advice from. Pep is a master in this.”

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola expressed his support for Kevin De Bruyne’s decision regarding his future. Amid strong interest from the Saudi Pro League, Guardiola acknowledged that De Bruyne has earned the right to choose his own path.

The Belgium international has a year left on his contract but the City boss said his length of service to the club – he joined in 2015 – meant he was entitled to choose his own destiny.

“What he has done for us is massive so he can decide,” Guardiola added.

“The information I have now is he will stay.“The club informed me that they didn’t have an offer. I don’t know what will happen, but I want him to stay.”