HEARTBROKEN Erling Haaland has taken to social media to ask about his missing pal Jack Grealish.
Haaland flew out with the Manchester City squad for the Club World Cup in the United States, with their first game commencing next Wednesday against Moroccan side Wydad AC in Philadelphia.
Erling Haaland called out team-mate Jack Grealish while heading to the Club World Cup[/caption]
Haaland asked where Grealish was on a social media story[/caption]
Meanwhile, Grealish was seen soaking in some sun[/caption]
He shared an Instagram story with a stunning sea view[/caption]
However, there was the notable exception of £100million outcast Grealish.
The 29-year-old has been left out of Pep Guardiola’s 27-man travelling squad for the tournament – while their four new summer signings worth £112m have all been included.
It’s understood Grealish has been told he no longer has a future at the Etihad, and the decision to leave him out of the Club World Cup squad is designed to help the party boy find a new club.
But it seems his absence is already being felt by some of his team-mates, including talisman Haaland.
The Norwegian struck up a huge bromance with Grealish at City since joining from Borussia Dortmund three years ago, and he directly called out the attacking midfielder in a Snapchat post.
Posting on his story for his 1.2 million followers on the account, Haaland posted a selfie of himself on a jet wearing a club shirt and sitting on branded seats.
He was seen wearing headphones, but the angle of the photo showed an empty seats with bags on it next to the 24-year-old.
Haaland then captioned the photo: “Jack Grealish where are you,” followed by a crying cat emoji.
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Funnily enough the answer to the striker‘s question was answered on Grealish’s Instagram page.
On there he posted a video on his story of himself with his legs dangling over the ocean before panning the camera up to show a stunning view out to sea with and yachts dotted across the harbour.
He captioned the post: “Peaceful,” followed by an emoji of a man getting a massage.
Previously speaking about he and Haaland’s friendship, Grealish said: “Everyone is different, aren’t they?
“Look at Erling. He is the best professional I have ever seen. We have a great friendship but he will point at me after a game and say, ‘Hey, don’t you go out tonight partying’.
“His mindset is something you won’t see again. He does everything. Recovers. In the gym. 10 hours of treatment a day. Ice baths. Diet.
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“That’s why he is what he is. But I swear I couldn’t be like that.”
Haaland also expressed his love for Grealish after winning the Premier League in 2024, screaming “I f***ing love you” as he interrupted an interview with Sky Sports.
SunSport understands City are willing to sell Grealish for £40m, less than half what they paid to land make the former Aston Villa star the then most expensive English transfer of all time in 2021.
Grealish’s lack of minutes saw him miss out on selection for Thomas Tuchel‘s latest England squad.
But the German boss warned Grealish he needs to be playing regularly to be in contention for next summer‘s World Cup squad, which is also in North America.
SunSport exclusively revealed how Grealish was being lined up for a £300,000-a-week loan transfer by Newcastle, while Erik ten Hag‘s Bayer Leverkusen were also eyeing him as a possible replacement for Florian Wirtz – who is set to join Liverpool in a record-breaking £126m deal.
