Jack Grealish: Manchester City’s £100m transfer bid for England midfielder expected to be accepted by Aston Villa | Football News

Manchester Metropolis’s £100m bid for Jack Grealish is predicted to be accepted by Aston Villa.

Whereas Villa are but to formally reply to Metropolis’s provide – which was made on Friday – it’s understood they’re now keen to permit their captain to go away.

It means Grealish now has to determine whether or not he needs to maneuver to the Etihad Stadium in what could be the largest switch in English soccer historical past.

The earlier report is held by Paul Pogba, who re-joined Manchester United for £93.25m from Juventus in 2016.

Though they’re now prepared to just accept Metropolis’s bid, Villa did provide Grealish a brand new and improved contract earlier this summer time, regardless of him solely signing a five-year deal final September.

Neither Villa nor Metropolis have commented on the potential switch.

Metropolis additionally wish to signal Grealish’s England team-mate Harry Kane and made a £100m provide for the Tottenham striker earlier within the window.

Spurs rejected Metropolis’s bid, though Kane has made it clear to the membership that he needs to go away north London this summer time.

It’s unlikely Metropolis would be capable to afford each Grealish and Kane this summer time except they promote some first-team gamers.

Grealish’s X-factor and his particular attraction

Sky Sports activities’ Peter Smith…

“Aston Villa supporters have been hailing him for years, celebrating a particular expertise which had emerged from their youth ranks. It took a while for followers of different golf equipment to get on board however Jack Grealish and his X-factor has received over all of the judges now. At Euro 2020, the sound of England supporters cheering his warm-ups and chanting his identify, urging Gareth Southgate to throw him into the motion, was the right illustration of that.

“He appeared for simply 137 minutes at that event however he was a serious story all through. His two assists and cameos off the bench had been a tantalising glimpse of what England had within the locker and drove the dialog about how they need to assault.

“It’s that attractive, thrilling, game-changing potential which makes him such scorching property.

“Inside Wembley this summer time, the change in strategy from opposition defenders when he got here into the sport was clear to see. They dropped deeper. They doubled up. They seemed nervous and cautious of what may come subsequent. It is a rising development we have seen within the Premier League and Grealish’s talent, Grealish’s repute has now earned worldwide respect, too.

“That tantalising chance of what Grealish may do on the prime finish of the Premier League or within the Champions League is clearly a query being contemplated at Manchester Metropolis. The good Pep Guardiola attracted by the potential of greatness from Grealish.

“However these deep Villa roots imply Grealish will not be simple to prise away from his hometown membership. His iconic standing there could be enhanced if he stayed on. It is a pivotal second in his profession and, similar to in the course of the Euros, there’s actual intrigue with what he does subsequent.”

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