It’s official – Jack Grealish just became the most expensive English footballer of all time.
A 25-year-old team moved to Manchester City for a fee of £ 100 million more than Manchester United spent 80 million pounds to Harry. Maguire in 2019 as he turns his boyhood club Aston Villa to fire on the superstar.
He comes from an 18-year-old who played one season for Notts County in 2013 and played a key role in leading Aston Villa returns to the Premier League
BBC Sport looks at what Grealish will bring to a Manchester City team brimming with attacking talent and why Pep Guardiola broke the club’s transfer record to take him to the Etihad Stadium.
There is room for Jack
Grealish, the first name on the team table at Villa. May be teste during the European Championships of what life might bring to City – and why he might have to endure.
He has only started in one of England’s seven games. Against the Czech Republic in the group stage by playing instead of four more matches in the semi-finals against Denmark. He play and he is substitute as manager Gareth Southgate swap his squad for a tighter game.
He only play 21 minutes in the final against Italy. And with Pep’s trend Guardiola to rotate his squad Grealish may have to share roles. With other starters such as Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva.
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“You can have Jack in three City forwards, left, right or ninth foul. Or in midfield anywhere. He is really great,” said former City and Villa defender Micah Richards. Said Grealish It’s the people the city should sign in May.
“He was excellent for Villa this season before injuries prevented him. But I think he will go up to the next level at City.”
In 2020-21, the city aims to quadruple its unprecedented pace. They claimed the Premier League and the Carabao Cup. But lost in the FA Cup semi-finals and the Champions League. As they were suspend by Chelsea in the final