Maresca on not rushing Bouaddi, Grealish future and Crystal Palace
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Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Friday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park (kick-off 20:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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- Midfielder Elliott Anderson "is fully fit" and was only substituted off against Bournemouth because he had cramp.
- Jeremy Doku is still unavailable, while Maresca remains unsure about Matheus Nunes "as he's not 100% still".
- Maresca did not rule out the possibility of Marc Guehi playing in midfield again: "We will see. It is an option. The good thing about Marc is that, in this moment, he gives us one more option in the middle."
- In response to whether he will look to sign any more players before Tuesday's deadline: "Anything can happen so we will have to see."
- On Ayyoub Bouaddi and whether he's ready to play: "Yeah, he is ready. He was working with his former club, so he is fit. We will see how long he needs in terms of adaptation, but he's ready to work." Maresca added that they "need to go slowly" with the 18-year-old because of his age and "there's no rush for him".
- He said Omar Marmoush is set to join Tottenham Hotspur on loan, but the deal "is not done yet".
- On Jack Grealish's future at City: "Jack is here and it's my duty to try to help him to give us the best [options]. Then we will see in the next four or five days what is happening. I speak with Jack almost every day."
- On opponents Crystal Palace: "Palace away is always complicated. They are a good team and a new manager has arrived. You can see from the games in pre-season and their opening Premier League game that it is quite clear what they want to do. It is going to be a tough game."
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