Man City record signing Jack Grealish has told those close to him that he is considering leaving the club next summer.
That’s according to a startling report which says England’s most expensive player of all time will only be looking to spend two seasons at the Etihad Stadium. Grealish cost Manchester City £100million when he joined the club last summer but struggled to play regularly in Pep Guardiola’s star-studded side.
With Grealish still uncertain about starting for England and with some wondering how the No10 can adapt to a more restrictive system under Guardiola, news of the 27-year-old looking to move is hardly a shock but could create an interesting saga over the next year.
90 minutes (opens in a new tab) says Grealish has already asked his agent to look for moves and there will be no shortage of suitors.
Last summer, The sun (opens in a new tab) linked Arsenal with a move for the then Villa captain, but the player was well beyond the Gunners’ financial might. Grealish himself has suggests (opens in a new tab) that he refused to move to the red side of Manchester – and it looks like that ship sailed with Manchester City likely unwilling to sell it to a local rival.
Three other options that could present themselves in the Premier League in the form of some of the most ambitious clubs towards the top of the league. Chelsea have signed Raheem Sterling as a statement of intent for new owner Todd Boehly and are not expected to be ruled out of a move for Grealish, while Newcastle have the economic power to reward the playmaker from Eastlands. Tottenham Hotspur, similarly, could be in the running, should Bayern Munich offer a hefty sum for Harry Kane next summer, rumored (opens in a new tab).
And then there’s the possibility of a move abroad, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern themselves and others likely monitoring Grealish’s situation.
Grealish was in the spotlight last week in the Champions League when his manager took him on against Borussia Dortmund with a lackluster performance in the Champions League. He more than made up for it at the weekend, scoring the first game in under a minute against Wolverhampton Wanderers in City’s 3-0 win at Molineux.
The City winger is valued at around £63million per Transfer market (opens in a new tab).
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