On his personal YouTube channel, former England & Manchester United player and current BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand is urging the other Big Six clubs besides Manchester City to bid and poach Grealish, whatever it costs. Fighting talk.
[quote] There aren't many breathtaking footballers around anymore, who produce breathtaking moments, and make you go, “wow that was crazy!”. Jack does that, he’s just a phenomenal player. Does he improve every team in the Premier League? Yes he does, end of argument. He improves every team. If I’m Liverpool, I’m going to get him. If I’m Man City. Because he improves them. He improves Chelsea, 100 per cent. Whoever’s got the money to pay for him, do it.
Oddly, though, despite his general enthusiasm for Jack as a player, Rio does not think he is a necessary or likely acquisition for his old club Manchester United, and says he wouldn’t be excited by Jack moving there. In fact, Rio seems specifically keen for Grealish to go to former rival club Liverpool, over Manchester City—a controversial move that would certainly put a spanner in the works for both Manc teams.
[quote] I would love him to join Man United, obviously, but I just feel that the position that he plays is already stacked—Fernandes in a ten, Rashford’s on the left, Martial is there, Pogba is there. It kind of rules United out unless they say, “we're going to shift a player or two to get him.” (But) if Liverpool bought him it would be a bolt out the blue...
As of now, reports say Manchester City FC have opened formal transfer talks with Aston Villa, and are themselves in 'direct' contact with Grealish himself as well. City opened these talks several days ago, and currently contact has remained open and at something of a standstill (usual, for a transfer period). Villa for their part remain adamant that they do not want to sell Grealish to anyone for less than £100m (or for any price, really), and have already offered Jack a new contract extension with them that runs for years in the hope that he signs it very soon. The general transfer window closes in 30 days time, so a decision will have to be reached and a contract signed by the end of the month.
