Grealish To City? | City bid £100M

[FootballHQ]

This might come as a shock to you but Martial scored the same as Grealish add Lingard into the equation and you more than double his tally!

9 fewer league goals than Ollie Watkins last season...got it!

El Ghazi hit 10 in about 22 games for us....fancy him for 30m.

 

[Isotope]

100m simply feels too cheap especially if he plays increasingly influential part in England actually winning the euros.

Two assists from one and a half matches is pretty good so far.

And whether caused by formation change or not, England had more control of the game since Grealish subbed in.

 

[reddevilz007]

I would sell Pogba (45-50), Lingard (20-25) and Martial (30-35) not to mention getting rid of all their huge wages, just to get Grealish (100). Throw in Tuanzebe on loan to sweeten the deal with Villa. Grealish’s pretty boy look will definitely compensate for his high price tag, maybe not to Beckham’s or Ronaldo’s level, but he will definitely be our new poster boy.

Lingard is not part of OGS plans. Martial experience is over. Pogba cannot play in a double pivot, can only play in a 3 man midfield which OGS will not do with Bruno, is inconsistent, and doesnt want to renew unless we offer him ridiculous wages which he doesnt deserve at all.

We are not looking at a defensive midfield specialist at all, rather the CMs that we are linked with are all around midfielders. OGS clearly wants a double pivot of all around midfielders who can share defensive duties.

Besides, Bruno and Rashford clearly were overused and it was clear their performance significantly dropped as the season went on. Bruno had a disastrous Euro. Both clearly need to be rotated and need real competition to elevate their game even more, and Grealish fits the bill perfectly and suits those two positions a lot more than Pogba.

A fitter Rashford and Bruno will be a lot more beneficial for us, but we have to be able to rotate them without affecting the overall performance of the team.

Imagine going into each game, having at your disposal the choice of Bruno, Rashford, Cavani, Greenwood, Sancho, Grealish and Amad for your front 4.

 

[Mcking]

fecking hell no he isn't De Bruyne is the best midfielder in world football. Salah is a world class inside forward. Both at their best are probably better than Hazard ever was in the prem too. Grealish has loads of players to surpass before he is considered the best player in the league. He's brilliant of course, but ffs calm down, let him prove it before we all say he is the best around. These days you just have to control the ball nicely once and people crown you over players who have dominated European football for years.

In terms of flaws, well he does pretty much nothing defensively, and offers very little in terms of goal threat himself. Very good passer and dribbler of the ball of course, but he's not Hazard level as a dribbler and he's not Scholes level as a passer... so again... just stop. He's not perfect. He's very good. Just keep it at that.

De Bruyne has nothing on peak Eden Hazard apart from attempting more crosses, and hope you haven't forgotten how good Hazard was if you consider Salah better than he was. I said a perfect playmaker anyway, so not sure where the goals and defending stuff has come from. Grealish has proven to be very good at almost driving a team forward on his own.

He doesn't just have nice controls either, you can't intimidate him physically, he is a fantastic dribbler, and dribbles with plenty of purpose. You aren't going to see too many loose passes from him, his combination play is top notch, and he picks the right option in attack better than most. The pace, the acceleration over a short distance, the weight on his through balls, and he almost always seems to release the ball at the perfect moment.

I see him as someone that would fit like a glove in any team. He's always been strong in possession, and the combination of his passing and dribbling makes him lethal on the counter. He doesn't attempt as much crosses as De Bruyne does, but I have seen him put in great crosses when he attempts them.

He hasn't scored too many for some reason, but that combination of passing, dribbling, physical strength, creativity, pace and security on the ball is not something that many players are blessed with. Eden Hazard was the last player in the Premier League who was this good.

Maybe I should have called him close to the perfect playmaker if the word is the problem, but I don't think there is anything you 'need' from an advanced playmaker that he doesn't have in abundance.

 

[Le Red]

Jadon is done, is there an universe where we also sign Jack?

 

[Hughie77]

We would have to sell at least 2 cm to get Grealish. Villa do not need to sell, they had a decent season , and Grealish was out for a while . If Villa have any ambition they have to keep him.

 

[bosskeano]

Only shot we have financially of getting or even thinking about getting Grealish would be by selling Pogba and possibly Lingard. Really simple as that. Wages wouldn't be an issue it would be the transfer fee.

 

[dinostar77]

Probably plays no part in it, but as a boyhood Utd fan i hope that some part of grealish doesn't want to play for city.

 

[BluesJr]

Hope he doesn't go to City but signing a new deal that doesn't include a release clause, or gentlemen's agreement would be a Kane like error. Hope he's smarter than that.

 

[Judas]

Hope he doesn't go to City but signing a new deal that doesn't include a release clause, or gentlemen's agreement would be a Kane like error. Hope he's smarter than that.

I hope he is stupid enough to do just that, if we can't have him, I hope no one else can!

 

[BluesJr]

I hope he is stupid enough to do just that, if we can't have him, I hope no one else can!

True, but what a complete waste of a career. Kane has annoyed me enough already with his 'love' of Spurs. Pathetic.

 

[The Firestarter]

True, but what a complete waste of a career. Kane has annoyed me enough already with his 'love' of Spurs. Pathetic.

I wish Ronaldo was that pathetic.

 

[BluesJr]

I wish Ronaldo was that pathetic.

We are a different animal to Spurs though, it was just unfortunate for us that Real was his dream. Is what it is.

 

[bosskeano]

Probably plays no part in it, but as a boyhood Utd fan i hope that some part of grealish doesn't want to play for city.

same here....

i'd love to see us sell Pogba and Lingard(if needed) to bring in Grealish.

this would be the ideal lineup

AWB Varane Maguire Shaw
McT
Sancho Bruno Grealish Rashford
Cavani

 

[BarstoolProphet]

Probably plays no part in it, but as a boyhood Utd fan i hope that some part of grealish doesn't want to play for city.

Why would you being a boyhood United fan have any say in this?

 

[sp_107]

same here....

i'd love to see us sell Pogba and Lingard(if needed) to bring in Grealish.

this would be the ideal lineup

AWB Varane Maguire Shaw
McT
Sancho Bruno Grealish Rashford
Cavani

Super Team, I wont mind to sell Martial if money is needed to add Carmavinga to the mix

 

[The Firestarter]

We are a different animal to Spurs though, it was just unfortunate for us that Real was his dream. Is what it is.

I find it admirable in a way. it's better for the league as well.

 

[DoneDaDa]

Read on Reddit he apparently removed 3 tweets anti-City one where he said Luis Suarez is better then Aguero, one were he rooted for Liverpool over City and another where he said he wanted United to win and City to lose

 

[makcikkaulawa]

Use to love Grealish playing for United instead of City.. But if we land the triplets, Sancho, Varane & Camavinga, grealish can go to City and still United will be Champions.. someone please quote me on this when the season is nearing the end ya..

 

[Kaos]

Jadon is done, is there an universe where we also sign Jack?

Yeah, the one where Villa got relegated at the end of the 19/20 season and get him at a much smaller figure than quoted now, especially before the hypetrain kicked in.

In this current timeline? Nope, unless we sell Pogba and Woodward decides he wants to make it rain before he leaves, but would also likely mean we don't sign a CB and CDM.

 

[pascell]

Use to love Grealish playing for United instead of City.. But if we land the triplets, Sancho, Varane & Camavinga, grealish can go to City and still United will be Champions.. someone please quote me on this when the season is nearing the end ya..

Yeah I used to love Grealish playing for United, then I woke up

 

[TheSufferingVillain]

Probably plays no part in it, but as a boyhood Utd fan i hope that some part of grealish doesn't want to play for city.

Where on Earth did you get this quaint idea from? JG has never been a MUFC fan. Fact.

Exhibit 1 m'lud. A young JG posing with Paul Merson.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url...ved=0CAoQjRxqFwoTCIj02IzSxvECFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ

 

[dinostar77]

Where on Earth did you get this quaint idea from? JG has never been a MUFC fan. Fact.

Exhibit 1 m'lud. A young JG posing with Paul Merson.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2820112/Jack-Grealish-reminisces-Aston-Villa-winger-posts-childhood-picture-Paul-Merson.html&psig=AOvVaw1BnUqB8WXa5FwPnkyHSg3j&ust=1625392781504000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAoQjRxqFwoTCIj02IzSxvECFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ

Because he used to tweet about utd games

https://www.themanunitedfans.com/20...ets-that-prove-jack-grealish-is-a-united-fan/

 

[SmashedHombre]

Where on Earth did you get this quaint idea from? JG has never been a MUFC fan. Fact.

Exhibit 1 m'lud. A young JG posing with Paul Merson.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2820112/Jack-Grealish-reminisces-Aston-Villa-winger-posts-childhood-picture-Paul-Merson.html&psig=AOvVaw1BnUqB8WXa5FwPnkyHSg3j&ust=1625392781504000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAoQjRxqFwoTCIj02IzSxvECFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ

feckin' hell, I'd completely forgotten that Lampard played for City.

 

[OrcaFat]

I would sell Pogba (45-50), Lingard (20-25) and Martial (30-35) not to mention getting rid of all their huge wages, just to get Grealish (100). Throw in Tuanzebe on loan to sweeten the deal with Villa. Grealish’s pretty boy look will definitely compensate for his high price tag, maybe not to Beckham’s or Ronaldo’s level, but he will definitely be our new poster boy.

Lingard is not part of OGS plans. Martial experience is over. Pogba cannot play in a double pivot, can only play in a 3 man midfield which OGS will not do with Bruno, is inconsistent, and doesnt want to renew unless we offer him ridiculous wages which he doesnt deserve at all.

We are not looking at a defensive midfield specialist at all, rather the CMs that we are linked with are all around midfielders. OGS clearly wants a double pivot of all around midfielders who can share defensive duties.

Besides, Bruno and Rashford clearly were overused and it was clear their performance significantly dropped as the season went on. Bruno had a disastrous Euro. Both clearly need to be rotated and need real competition to elevate their game even more, and Grealish fits the bill perfectly and suits those two positions a lot more than Pogba.

A fitter Rashford and Bruno will be a lot more beneficial for us, but we have to be able to rotate them without affecting the overall performance of the team.

Imagine going into each game, having at your disposal the choice of Bruno, Rashford, Cavani, Greenwood, Sancho, Grealish and Amad for your front 4.

Yep, sold!

 

[TheSufferingVillain]

Because he used to tweet about utd games

https://www.themanunitedfans.com/20...ets-that-prove-jack-grealish-is-a-united-fan/

Ah I see. A few claims on a MUFC fans forum must be true. I notice there are no links to these supposed tweets.

 

[harrington]

For what it's worth, the Daily Star has an article featuring images of the tweets referred to in that article. If you image search "Grealish United tweets" it pulls up screen shots. They don't 'prove' he's a United fan, but they show that he's rooted for them in the odd match and has looked forward to the prospect of watching them play. (The tweets featured are also almost ten years old.)

 

[Becks00]

For what it's worth, the Daily Star has an article featuring images of the tweets referred to in that article. If you image search "Grealish United tweets" it pulls up screen shots. They don't 'prove' he's a United fan, but they show that he's rooted for them in the odd match and has looked forward to the prospect of watching them play. (The tweets featured are also almost ten years old.)

Well that's exactly how I feel as a United fan

 

[Giggsy13]

The fawning over Grealish by some here is a bit unbelievable. He’s a very good player but not even close to KDB or Bruno. Id also be concerned about his long-term health with this shin issue, which has kept him out for extended periods in 2 seasons already. If city want to blow £100 million on him by all means go ahead. Makes our £73 million deal for Sancho look even better.

 

[harrington]

Well that's exactly how I feel as a United fan

You only root for United in odd matches?! At any rate, I'd need to see a lot more pro-United Grealish tweets and quotes in order to reach the conclusion that he is or had been more than a casual admirer.

 

[Sandikan]

The fawning over Grealish by some here is a bit unbelievable. He’s a very good player but not even close to KDB or Bruno. Id also be concerned about his long-term health with this shin issue, which has kept him out for extended periods in 2 seasons already. If city want to blow £100 million on him by all means go ahead. Makes our £73 million deal for Sancho look even better.

They're totally different players, so the comparison is difficult.
Bruno and KDB don't beat anyone with dribbles, Grealish does it constantly all game.

Grealish won't be playing killer balls from the centre anywhere as near as the other two.
Totally different players.

But a lot of people seem to overlook Grealish is performing in a team with pure mediocrity around him.

 

[Varun]

The fawning over Grealish by some here is a bit unbelievable. He’s a very good player but not even close to KDB or Bruno. Id also be concerned about his long-term health with this shin issue, which has kept him out for extended periods in 2 seasons already. If city want to blow £100 million on him by all means go ahead. Makes our £73 million deal for Sancho look even better.

I find it unbelievable that someone who watches him regularly think these 2, especially Bruno are on a different level but that's the thing with opinions i suppose

 

[Giggsy13]

I find it unbelievable that someone who watches him regularly think these 2, especially Bruno are on a different level but that's the thing with opinions i suppose

Yea it’s called a difference of opinion, quite a compelling concept. We don’t need Grealish especially for £100 million.

 

[davidmichael]

I really like Grealish as a player but I just don’t get where people think he’d play if he even did sign for us ? I see people say “Pogba can’t play in a two” and “Ole won’t switch to 4-3-3” so is it though that Grealish will play in a two ?

Rashford plays on the left whilst Sancho will play on the right and Fernandes is a 10, where does Grealish fit ? I’m sorry but as good as he is he’s an absolute luxury player that would be signed just because rather than as a necessity like Sancho was or Varane is.

The whole “if we sold Pogba we can replace him with Grealish” thing is so flawed seeing as Grealish is basically the same apart from his highest ceiling isn’t as high but he’s more consistent, that said we can’t find a place in a 4-2-3-1 for Pogba and calling for exactly the same ?

When fully fit and not being run into the ground Rashford is a much better fit for the pacey counter attacking game Ole likes and he’s now a 20 goal a season wide player whilst Fernandes is a better player than Grealish and is a bit of freak with his goal/assists a game ratio, if we didn’t have either of those I’d be all for Grealish.

I want to see us sign Varane and a pure out and out defensive midfielder as those are absolute necessities and then next summer (2022) we’ll need a striker as Cavani will go and unless Martial has a 25-30 goal season next season he’ll be gone too, maybe if there’s enough money you go for Grealish but not right now and to be honest I don’t see where he fits in at City either as he doesn’t get in ahead of their lot (Sterling, Foden, Silva, Mahrez, Torres, De Bruyne and Gundogan) for how they play and if they’re spending big it’ll be a striker.

 

[roseguy64]

I really like Grealish as a player but I just don’t get where people think he’d play if he even did sign for us ? I see people say “Pogba can’t play in a two” and “Ole won’t switch to 4-3-3” so is it though that Grealish will play in a two ?

Rashford plays on the left whilst Sancho will play on the right and Fernandes is a 10, where does Grealish fit ? I’m sorry but as good as he is he’s an absolute luxury player that would be signed just because rather than as a necessity like Sancho was or Varane is.

The whole “if we sold Pogba we can replace him with Grealish” thing is so flawed seeing as Grealish is basically the same apart from his highest ceiling isn’t as high but he’s more consistent, that said we can’t find a place in a 4-2-3-1 for Pogba and calling for exactly the same ?

When fully fit and not being run into the ground Rashford is a much better fit for the pacey counter attacking game Ole likes and he’s now a 20 goal a season wide player whilst Fernandes is a better player than Grealish and is a bit of freak with his goal/assists a game ratio, if we didn’t have either of those I’d be all for Grealish.

I want to see us sign Varane and a pure out and out defensive midfielder as those are absolute necessities and then next summer (2022) we’ll need a striker as Cavani will go and unless Martial has a 25-30 goal season next season he’ll be gone too, maybe if there’s enough money you go for Grealish but not right now and to be honest I don’t see where he fits in at City either as he doesn’t get in ahead of their lot (Sterling, Foden, Silva, Mahrez, Torres, De Bruyne and Gundogan) for how they play and if they’re spending big it’ll be a striker.

You've articulated my thoughts on the matter.

Would love Grealish here but the team needs another midfielder and a CB ahead of him. If he's still at Villa next summer then Haaland+Grealish transfers in? This one? Priorities first.

Sancho will provide a lot of what Grealish would have except from the other flank mainly. Dribbles and vision. Plus he's younger and has the potential to be better than Jack. Never mind that Jadon has had better numbers than him of course noting that Sancho plays with better quality teammates and assists Haaland rather than Watkins/the terrible player Villa had the previous season.

 

[RooneyLegend]

The fawning over Grealish by some here is a bit unbelievable. He’s a very good player but not even close to KDB or Bruno. Id also be concerned about his long-term health with this shin issue, which has kept him out for extended periods in 2 seasons already. If city want to blow £100 million on him by all means go ahead. Makes our £73 million deal for Sancho look even better.

Hes much better than Bruno.

 

[Adisa]

Hes much better than Bruno.

I prefer Grealish's style but this is ridiculous.

 

[Adisa]

Quite obvious to me Southgate doesn't trust him completely.

 

[bosnian_red]

Hes much better than Bruno.

He most definitely isn't. He's a better dribbler. Bruno is far more effective as a scorer, they're equally creative, and Bruno does far more defensively.

 

[Hulksmash]

Quite obvious to me Southgate doesn't trust him completely.

No Southgate have a tactic, use Grealish against tired legs.