Manchester City begin their pre-season schedule on Tuesday night when visiting Preston away. However, Blues fans tuning in to the friendly fixture against Preston North End - it will be played behind closed doors - will not be seeing many of the stars who took them to the Premier League title last season. In transfer news, it's said Chelsea have registered their interest in signing in target Jack Grealish. That is according to yesterday's reports that claim Thomas Tuchel's side are looking to hijack the Blues' pursuit of Grealish after the MEN revealed in late June that City chiefs are prepared to spend £100m on the Aston Villa playmaker this summer. Follow the live blog below for all for the day's breaking City news.

Source: Express July 27, 2021 04:00 UTC