Jack Grealish has been a Manchester City player for the past 18 months but he could have been lining up against the Premier League champions this weekend
Former manager Alex McLeish has shared details of how he intervened to ensure that a young Jack Grealish remained with Aston Villa, amidst talks that he was being courted by agents aiming to secure his transfer to Manchester United. While he didn't give Grealish his first-team debut, McLeish kept an eye on him throughout his time in the academy.
Yet, McLeish's revelations suggest that Grealish's career path might have led him to Manchester United instead. "We were a bit alarmed about that so we fought well to keep him. We knew he loved Villa, his old man as well. We had them in speaking to them. They're lovely people. There are now questions over his future at the Etihad Stadium. He travels back to his old stomping ground this weekend when City travel to Villa Park for Saturday's lunchtime kick-off, having won every game he's played in against the Villans.
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