It is usually not easy for any team to have a star player in their squad and then sell them to their rivals in the league. However, for a mid-table team like Aston Villa, the case is usually different as it is more difficult to keep a star player at such clubs when they already have the likes of Manchester United and Manchester City lurking around trying to prize the player away from his club. That was the case for the Villans this summer as they lost their best player and captain Jack Grealish to last season’s English Premier League title winners Manchester City following a £100 million bid from the Cityzens which was eventually accepted.

Villa initially held a stance that they were not interested in selling Grealish this summer but could not hold on any longer as City met their asking price for the player. The attacking midfielder also didn’t make the matter an easy one to handle for his former side as he let the cat out of the bag and openly revealed his desire to join Pep Guardiola’s team so he can boost his chances of winning titles in his career.
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