Jack Grealish is close to joining Manchester City from Aston Villa on a five-year contract. Talks are in their final stages and, barring an unexpected hitch, the playmaker will move for about £100m.
Villa have tried hard to keep Grealish, offering an improved deal, but a transfer for a record fee between English clubs is poised to be completed. The 25-year-old has spent his whole career with his boyhood team.
Work in progress. Final stages since yesterday, final details to be fixed with all parties involved – player side too, on a five years contract. 🔵 #MCFC
Jack Grealish, getting closer and closer to Manchester City. 🏴 https://t.co/6Xjv7PDBD0
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 4, 2021
City are also keen to sign Harry Kane, who has stayed away from Tottenham this week in the hope of forcing a move. The Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, does not want to sell and it would take an offer substantially above the £100m already rejected for a deal to go through. Spurs expect Kane back this weekend.
City, Villa, and Grealish’s representatives are involved in the last stage of negotiations on a day when Villa added to their attacking options by signing Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen for about £30m.
Villa are also interested in Tammy Abraham and could bid for the striker, valued by Chelsea at £40m, with proceeds from the anticipated sale of Grealish, whose move would smash City’s transfer record.
source: Guardian Sport