Aston Villa make desperate last-ditch attempt to stop Jack Grealish joining Man City

Grealish has been at his boyhood club since the age of eight and may feel like now is as good a time as there ever will be to make the step up.

He was knocking on the door of Gareth Southgate’s starting line-up at the European Championships, and a big move may help him push into it.

Furthermore, the Daily Star claim Grealish’s current City will likely double his £130,000-a-week salary at the Etihad Stadium anyway.

He’d join the club as the third-highest earner in Pep Guardiola’s squad, just below Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling.

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