Manchester City on Thursday announced the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for a British record fee of £100 million on a six-year deal.
The transfer fee breaks the record as Greahlish became the most expensive English player ever. Jack Grealish became the world’s sixth £100m footballer after Neymar, Mbappee, Griezmann, Coutinho, and Joao Felix. Also, Grealish to Manchester City is the first £100m transfer fee paid by an English club.
Since, his senior debut in 2014, Grealish has made 213 appearances for Villa scoring 32 goals and laying on 43 assists. In the last season, he scored six goals and provided 10 assists. Grealish looked in great form in the little chances he got at Euro 2020. In the Round of 16 match against Germany, he came as a substitute and provided an assist to Raheem Sterling, and then crossing for Harry Kane to take England to a victory.
Jack Grealish on joining Manchester City
“I am incredibly happy to have joined Manchester City, City is the best team in the country with a manager considered to be the best in the world – it’s a dream come true to be part of this club. Over the past 10 seasons, they have won major trophies consistently. Pep coming here has taken them to the next level and the football this team plays is the most exciting in Europe.”
“To play for Pep and learn from him is going to be special and it’s something any top footballer would want. The facilities are amazing, and I honestly can’t wait to get started, meet everyone and get playing.” The 25-year-old said
Jack Grealish on his journey with Aston Villa
“I’ve been at Aston Villa for 19 years and I’ve been a fan my whole life. I’ve come through the ranks and captained the club back to the top tier of English football.” Grealish wrote in a statement.
“It’s impossible to put my feelings into words, but I’ll try. When I first came to Villa I had my own personal dreams and ambitions like getting into the first team, scoring my first goal, and scoring the winner in a derby.”
“Every time I put on the Villa shirt, I played with my heart on my sleeve. I’ve loved every minute of it. I want to thank the manager and my teammates, I’ll never forget everything we achieved together… and to the fans who supported me through everything, I can’t thank you enough.”
“To all my coaches and all the people who work at the club behind the scenes who have done so much for me over the years — thank you. I’ll always be a Villa fan. I love this club with all my heart and I hope you understand my reasons for seeking a new challenge. The club is in great hands, the manager, the lads, the news signings coming in. It’s an exciting time to be a Villa fan. I’ll see you all again soon. Until next time.” Jack Grealish added
Man City’s Director of Football Txiki Begiristain on Grealish
“We are absolutely delighted to be able to welcome Jack Grealish to Manchester City. He is an incredible talent. Jack’s development over the past few seasons both for club and country has been plain for everybody to see. His natural talent together with his commitment to improving as a player. He has seen him become one of the most exciting attacking players in world football today.”