Jack Grealish of Manchester City
Jack Grealish is set to leave Manchester City this summer
Jack Grealish is available for a transfer fee of £40m this summer, according to reports - and clubs in the Saudi Pro League are claimed to be weighing up a move for the Aston Villa academy product. Grealish left Villa for Manchester City in the summer of 2021 and he has enjoyed a trophy-laden spell at the Etihad Stadium.
Manager did, though, admit at the end of the season that - who has fallen down the pecking order in that department of the squad, behind the likes of Savinho and Jeremy Doku -
Grealish still has two years left on the six-year contract he agreed with when making the £100m switch from Villa, during which time he has won three Premier League titles and the Champions League among the various pieces of silverware the club have secured under Guardiola's tutelage.
City are reportedly ready to accept less than half of what they paid Villa to sign Grealish this summer. A return to has been mooted, so to have switches to Everton, to Newcastle United, Napoli and AC Milan. Now, two top clubs in Saudi Arabia have been linked on top of those various European clubs.
Pro League runners up last season Al-Hilal and fifth placed Al-Ahli are two sides who have been credited with an interest in Grealish; the former have his former teammate Joao Cancelo, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly, while Al-Ahli have Ivan Toney, another former teammate Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino in their squad.
What should Villa do in the summer window?
Snap up limited edition Aston Villa branded Ozzy Osbourne merchandise
When Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath take to the stage this weekend they will be rightly hailed as the pioneers of heavy metal -
To celebrate that link with the rockers and the club - a series of brilliant, unique souvenir merchandise is now available.
All of the designs combine retro designs, the Villa colours, and a homage to Ozzy Osbourne and with only a limited amount available - you will need to act fast to get your hands on yours!
There is, for example, a stunning retro Ozzy Osbourne home shirt which
If you want a scarf for the gig or for match days - there is a brilliant Ozzy scarf decked out in retro design and club colours -
Another superb design right out the 70s is this tracksuit top with Ozzy's name and the club's branding on.
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