JACK GREALISH put on his running shoes and worked up a sweat while on holiday in Sardinia with girlfriend Sasha Attwood.
The Manchester City forward, 28, has some time on his hands after failing to make Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man England squad for Euro 2024.
Grealish was a shock omission by the Three Lions boss as he was one of seven players cut ahead of their final warm-up friendly against Iceland.
However, the ex-Aston Villa man did not let his disappointment get in the way of wishing the players well for their clash with Serbia on Sunday.
The popular attacker – who has also enjoyed a holiday in Dubai in recent weeks – took to Instagram to post: “Good luck to the lads.”
Following England’s 1-0 win, Grealish took a picture of the Sardinia sea and added the caption: “Perfect for a morning run.”
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A short while later, he then added a Boomerang of him blowing his cheeks out as he was seen topless while sweating from his workout in the 24-degree heat on his well-earned “break”.
Sasha, who has been dating Grealish since the pair were teenagers at school, also shared a snap of her drink by the pool.
The Man City man endured a difficult season at the Etihad, scoring just three goals and providing three assists in 36 appearances.
Grealish’s inconsistent form saw him drop below the likes of Eberechi Eze, Anthony Gordon and Jarrod Bowen in the England ranks.
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After deciding to drop Grealish, Southgate explained the decision by saying: “I have just delivered a really difficult conversation to a lad who is devastated.
“I think the world of him as a kid.
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“It certainly doesn’t get any easier. You put yourself in the shoes of a player, a parent. You understand that for these players this is a devastating moment.
“We knew we had a couple of really difficult days coming up.”
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Harry Maguire
“The decision on Harry [Maguire] is totally about his physical condition and his recovery from the injury. There is no other reason as he is one of our strongest centre-backs.
“Harry has made some progress, but it’s been complicated and we wouldn’t have had him in the group stages. There were too many hurdles to get through without being clear where we might get to.
“Knowing we haven’t got a clean bill of health across the rest of the backline, we need players who are fit and ready to go from the start.
“It was a really difficult call, you know how I feel about Harry, what he’s done for England and for me as a manager. “
Jack Grealish
“I have just delivered a really difficult conversation to a lad who is devastated.
“I think the world of him as a kid.“It certainly doesn’t get any easier.
“You put yourself in the shoes of a player, a parent. You understand that for these players this is a devastating moment.
“We knew we had a couple of really difficult days coming up.”
James Maddison
“Madders [Maddison] and Jack [Grealish] would have provided us with something different as well and they’ve been tough calls.
“They’re calls we’ve gone over and over and over as a group of staff to try to be fair and to try to use the right rationale.
“We back our decisions but we recognise we could have gone a different route. The boys are big characters, fabulous team-mates and great boys to work with.
“It’s sad to have to deliver that news to them.”
Jarrad Branthwaite
“It’s a bit early for Jarrad [Branthwaite]. He has had a fabulous season, it was good to get him on the pitch the other night.
“But of course, in an ideal world, you’d like that balance of left-footers. For him to be in ahead of the others, I don’t think it would have been the right call at this stage.”
Jarell Quansah
“Jarell Quansah has stayed with us. He’s not had the experience of an England international at Wembley. It’ll be great for him to be us for the game.
“Hopefully we’re not needing to call anyone else in.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
