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High salary and low ability! Manchester City is worried that it will not be sold, asking price will drop to 40 million

1:48pm, 4 July 2025【Football】

Glalish has no future at Manchester City. The England international was completely excluded from the Club World Cup by Guardiola, with the aim of preventing him from jeopardizing a possible transfer this summer due to injury. Manchester City hopes to sell Gralish as soon as possible, ideally closing the deal before the preseason starts, with teams like Newcastle, Naples and AC Milan all connected with him. When asked about Gralish's future, Guardiola had already said "good luck to him", which is a very strong signal that his days at Manchester City are over.

Now, according to Give Me Sport, Manchester City is worried that selling Galish may be a "difficult problem". Sources close to Manchester City allegedly believe that selling the 29-year-old on their terms this summer will be a "fight" as no clubs are close to their asking price yet.

It is reported that Manchester City hopes to sell Galish for about £40 million, and even if a club bids to this number, Manchester City will still lose £60 million compared to the £100 million spent when he was introduced from Aston Villa in August 2021. In addition, as Manchester City's No. 10 player, Gallish earns £300,000 a week at the Etihad Stadium, so he himself needs to make financial sacrifices to facilitate the transfer, because the current clubs are unwilling to match his salary.

According to TalkSPORT, Everton and Aston Villa are also interested in Gallish, but only the method of renting is attractive to them. Both Premier League teams are unwilling to get close to his £300,000 per week, so Manchester City will have to bear most of the salary to achieve his temporary departure. This fits well with the Give Me Sport report – it is clear that it is impossible to sell Gallish on City’s terms this summer unless a team as rich as the Saudi Pro League stepped in and convinced the attacking midfielder to leave his life in England.

In fact, it is not that Manchester City has encountered such a difficult problem, and Manchester United, the same-city team, is also experiencing the same problem. Amorin's team hopes to clean up "high-paying" players such as Rashford, Sancho and Anthony this summer, but no team has offered a quote so far. For Manchester City's two heroes, they may not be too smooth when they clean up these high-paying stars.