Jack Grealish admits injury is why he is missing Man City's pre-season tour

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grealish-jack/QVKaRfO9/"]Grealish[/a] has been left out of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a]'s trip to Hong Kong and Seoul as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maresca-enzo/nJsvYDRG/"]Maresca[/a]'s side prepare for the new Premier League season.[/p][p]The 30-year-old England winger's absence was interpreted as a sign he will not be part of Maresca's plans in the forthcoming campaign.[/p][p]But Grealish responded by insisting he is still recovering from season-ending surgery on a foot injury in February.[/p][p][b]"Just to let you know I'm still recovering from an injury so I'm not training yet,"[/b] he wrote in the comments of a subsequently deleted Instagram post on Thursday.[/p][p][b]"Haven't been 'left out' so stop talking poo poo thanks."[/b][/p][embed guid="2afb67ce-5494-4602-aa83-3d791eacd0cc" url="https://x.com/City_Xtra/status/2082550441284436146" social-type="twitter" /][p]Grealish made a £100 million move from boyhood club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] in 2021 and has won three Premier League titles with City.[/p][p]He was part of City's treble-winning side of 2022-23, but gradually fell out of favour with former boss Pep Guardiola amid reports about his off-field behaviour.[/p][p]Grealish joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] on loan last season, but has been stepping up his rehabilitation in recent weeks in a bid to prove his worth to Maresca.[/p][p]He is in the final season of his City contract and Maresca said:[b] "At the moment, he is here. I have a good relationship with Jack since I left.[/b][/p][p][b]"Also, we keep in touch, and the reason why is because he has a big heart and he is a very good guy."[/b][/p]