Aston Villa will not be bullied over their £80m valuation of Jack Grealish – even if the club loses its survival fight.
The Birmingham club is facing a battle to retain the services of the talismatic home-grown playmaker ahead of the next campaign.
Regardless of whether Villa win the right to stay in the Premier League, Manchester United have now started their background checks on the 24-year-old.
That strengthened rumours that Grealish remains top of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s wanted list this summer, despite the negative publicity that surrounded the behaviour of Villa’s skipper during the COVID-19 lockdown.
But his employers remain committed to keeping Grealish and see him as part of their plans if they stay in the Premier League.
The situation is muddied should the Villa drop into the Championship. The expectation is that the boyhood fan will ask to move on for the sake of his career.
However, the former European Champions remain in a strong position due to owners Nassef Sawaris and Wes Edens.
The duo boast a combined wealth approaching £12bn and cannot be browbeaten into letting Grealish leave on the cheap.
Clubs relegated from the Premier League face a huge financial hit and Villa, who spent heavily to get there, will be carrying significant contractual overheads.
But the club remains steadfast that they will not be hammered down from what they see as a fair market value.
Even though Grealish has not yet started a game for England, the Midlands’ club view his valuation as being on a par with Harry Maguire and will stick to their guns however this disrupted campaign pans out.
Noacdeuy
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JorgeNilmar
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That's too much for a player that'll just be a bench warmer at United
Remember is an English footballer.
JorgeNilmar
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He ain't worth £50m , £42m tops
He can be bought at £50m b'se is an English footballer.
cubcdpr
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80 m is too much not even 50m we need more international players look how Bruno changed the whole sinario...
Buwdklmz
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he can stay he took lingards chick
fabaeimnot
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sincerely i feel hes overrated bc hes british. 80 million then how much will u pay for B. Fenandez or Brandt of dortmund?? i like him but if he wasnt british hes a regular 25 to 35 million player. forget him n get sancho n SMS of lazio. i dont really see what he brings that is extra ordinary
cinabopr
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go to Chelsea one love
Agubenjamin
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Overrate player
Licaclmnop
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man utd should go for Wilfred Ndidi and osimhen or mousa dembele
vira
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fake news
Kimabdktz
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why should we pay 80m for Grealish? cuz he is a British? we can afford 45-50m period.
tasdlmnptu
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sheet go on get cotinho
zahhar
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Honestly i'd rather we ignore all them overpriced English boys. Sancho inclusive. Buy TSYGANKOV , kids got an excellent left foot for that RW. and he's deadly at freekicks. we need that.
i cant see why grealish is a must. i just cant. at least for first XI
Joel14
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this player he doesn't need man unted he want to play UEFA champion league not uerpean league 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
hope aston villa is relegated this season and you wakeup from your dreams
Joel14
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Honestly i'd rather we ignore all them overpriced English boys. Sancho inclusive. Buy TSYGANKOV , kids got an excellent left foot for that RW. and he's deadly at freekicks. we need that.
though jack grealish is a must 4 our team.
Zumanortyz
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If other players goes for them they got easily woth lower price and if we are going for them suddenly price will be hike,, whats the reason???
that is because Man utd is a big club and any player utd decide to sell to this small clubs are deemed as average and that's why the price goes down.
pesairsyz
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if we just keep pogba i dont think we need overhyped english players like him we have great team i only prefer to get one striker not midfield
omz222
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If other players goes for them they got easily woth lower price and if we are going for them suddenly price will be hike,, whats the reason???
United are never intrested in this overrated Grealish, it's just the English media doing what they do the best, hyping their players
omz222
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man utd plse forget the 80mil party boy. im happy grealish dont come to man utd coz he will be a bad influence for our young and academy players. just like pogba and lindgard are. these guys are always in social media. man utd needs only true professionals who are role models in the society coz there are many kids and youngsters who watch football. man utd should look for players in portugal spain italy south america and in the english lower leagues. for the time being tahith chong is a good fit in lieu of grealish.
What has Pogba and Lingard done that is bad? You wrote this full pamphlet and all is rubbish
Jarein
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Honestly i'd rather we ignore all them overpriced English boys. Sancho inclusive. Buy TSYGANKOV , kids got an excellent left foot for that RW. and he's deadly at freekicks. we need that.
Jarein
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Jack Grealish will end up being bought at £50m, believe me.
He ain't worth £50m , £42m tops
Jarein
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ok this me LOL [Crylaugh] £80m for scoring 5 goals # No better love story than Overhyping & English players. He ain't even as good as Ziyech.
Nebeilmnpr
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OFFICIAL:Transfer rumors turn into Fake transfer
Vipacdknot
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man utd plse forget the 80mil party boy. im happy grealish dont come to man utd coz he will be a bad influence for our young and academy players. just like pogba and lindgard are. these guys are always in social media. man utd needs only true professionals who are role models in the society coz there are many kids and youngsters who watch football. man utd should look for players in portugal spain italy south america and in the english lower leagues. for the time being tahith chong is a good fit in lieu of grealish.
Bihabdiklm
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If other players goes for them they got easily woth lower price and if we are going for them suddenly price will be hike,, whats the reason???
Vipacdknot
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80 mil for grealish! man utd plse look elsewhere.
Akashgaur
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Not gonna happen.
omz222
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Lol we bought Bruno for 50mil..and villa wants 80million for grealish ?? ..we will rather look for another Bruno for 50mil and use the remaining 30mill to give to any club that takes jones from us
😂😂😂😂
omz222
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80mil is a joke. He doesn't even worth 30mil. maybe 25mil
He's the most overrated player I've ever seen, Imagine a player that will cost £80m can't earn even a single cap for the National team
Mancborn
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this player he doesn't need man unted he want to play UEFA champion league not uerpean league 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Villa is gonna play UCL😂
miltonk
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80mil is a joke. He doesn't even worth 30mil. maybe 25mil
Divino10
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Lol we bought Bruno for 50mil..and villa wants 80million for grealish ?? ..we will rather look for another Bruno for 50mil and use the remaining 30mill to give to any club that takes jones from us
Jawekmnrs
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this player will be flop to us
yakbeikmp
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we need him but for not more than 60£.matic and Mata are almost retiring......
zeoadeloru
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For the Record pogba will stay and who need grealish enjoy shampionship bro
hazardeden1017
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when ur team in not in good condition people try to take advantage, even I don't like United but 80 mil [Crylaugh][Crylaugh] , they will get another bruno from that money
hazardeden1017
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[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Sazabcdkly
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I like grealish but more than 50m we walk out is okay
susdlmpr
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not worth 1£ more than £45 mil
ArjunUtd
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this player he doesn't need man unted he want to play UEFA champion league not uerpean league 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He's a boy hood United fan like Madison buddy so CL doesn't matter go watch golf
tiobdistuy
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He is like Mc tominay Why buy him We already have mcterminator
Kkrexuke
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They spend so much pre season intending to stay up. The request for 80M is to soften the blow if they really had to go down again end season. Can't blame them, can you.
Teyklmouy
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Man U expect clubs to hyper-inflate the price of players that they want to buy (i:e, Brendon Rodgers at Leicester City $80,000,000 for Maguire. unsuccessful clubs will always try to take advantage of the big clubs but all they do is hold back player advancement and possible resentment from the sought after player !!. Good clubs put the players interest first. (RED CARD FOR A,VILLA
benjnr77
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that's what they all say
omz222
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When you realize Bruno is 50 and they are asking for 80 for Grealish (Mad ohh)
English press just doing what they do the best, over hyping their overrated players
omz222
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Jack Grealish will end up being bought at £50m, believe me.
That's too much for a player that'll just be a bench warmer at United
JorgeNilmar
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Jack Grealish will end up being bought at £50m, believe me.
OjabeE
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Rotdilrsuy
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if Man Utd pay that money it's very important because we to wins
dazikmrty
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we Don't need him if he better than 40m go for another