Savinho: Man City winger open to leaving and keen to join Tottenham

Despite his desire to leave, Savinho has been included in City’s initial 28-man squad for the pre-season tour of Asia.

The youthful squad includes senior players who suffered early World Cup withdrawals and those who did not feature, including Phil Foden and Gianluigi Donnarumma.

A notable absentee is Jack Grealish, who has had a loan spell Everton Last season was cut short by a stress fracture in his foot in January.

The 30-year-old is yet to return to full-team training, but recently shared on social media that “hopefully it won’t be too long now to train well”.

Grealish shared a video of his training in Majorca on Tuesday.

New City manager Enzo Maresca worked with Grealish when he was Pep Guardiola’s assistant during the 2022-23 treble-winning season.

“I have a good relationship with him (Grealish) and we’ve been in touch since I left. He has a big heart and is a very good person but we’ll see what happens,” Maresca told reporters last week.

England goalkeeper James is missing from the Trafford squad as he nears a permanent exit Leeds United.

Players who reached the final stage of the World Cup did not travel, including Rodri, who was “a “short period of rehabilitation” Monday after back surgery.

Enzo Maresca’s side face Inter Milan in Hong Kong on Saturday, August 1 (12:30 BST), before traveling to Seoul, South Korea, to play in the K League All Stars on Wednesday, August 5 and then Atlético Madrid on Sunday, August 9 (two at 12:00 BST).