Jack Grealish's 'unfinished business' at Aston Villa as Man City transfer discussed

Jack Grealish's career is at something of a crossroads after he was left out of England's squad for Euro 2024.

The former Aston Villa captain has won seven pieces of silverware at Man City since joining them in the summer of 2021, including three Premier League titles and the Champions League. But after suffering the devastating blow following a stop-start league campaign, where does Grealish go from here?

Our Claret & Blue live show panel of Ashley Preece, James Rushton, Mat Kendrick and John Townley were asked about Grealish and if they'd take him back at Villa. Here's what they said...

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Ashley: "Nah. Nah, he had his time and he chased the dream. He got his dream and to come back now … I think he had his time. He did everything he could for us, got us up and as a player he was unreal. I was the biggest champion of his. He has been wasted at Man City. Not for me, no."

James: "I have moved on. I don’t want to go through it again if Real Madrid go in for him after he has a good season! You don’t get the benefit of having that £100m straight in your books. I think it takes a lot away from Villa’s project."

Mat: "I would have him back. I just think it’s like your childhood sweetheart has left you for a better looking fella, if you like. But now you’ve got yourself in shape and you’re a more attractive proposition. The little bit of love still flickers. I’m a Villa fan, but I am a realist. Dwight Yorke was the one for me when I thought we were on the brink of something and that he was the man to take us there.

"He moved to Man Utd, but he is vindicated because he won the treble. It took Jack two years to do that. I still think Jack is a quality player. Yes he isn’t playing with much freedom and if he came back to Villa I don’t think he would get anywhere near the freedom he previously had. I do think he has unfinished business, but he could go abroad before he goes to another Premier League.

"I’d forgive and forget. However, he has to be at the right level, which he would be now. I don’t think it would happen but I wouldn’t be against it happening."

John: "I don’t think Villa would have the money to facilitate it anyway. Grealish would have to take a huge cut in his wages and City would also have to sell him for a fraction of the price they bought him for in 2021. For those reasons I don’t think it would happen. If he was to ever come back to us after a few years from now, would he be in a position to contribute? He has had injury problems before.

"I’d love to see him back in a Villa shirt, of course I would. Will that happen? I don’t think so. We will have other things to do in the squad other than just looking towards buying Jack Grealish when there could well be younger alternatives Monchi would want anyway. It would be more of a sentimental signing at the point in which Grealish could feasibly come back and Unai and Monchi, I don’t think they would do it for those reasons at all."

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