The Aston Villa captain’s future has been a subject of intense debate lately as he has strongly been linked with a move away this summer.
Rio Ferdinand has ruled Manchester United out of the race to sign Jack Grealish based on the fact that his former club are already well-equipped in attack.
Grealish helped Aston Villa to a mid-table Premier League finish last season, scoring six goals and supplying 12 assists in 26 league games in the process.
The winger’s stock further soared this summer as he was able to make some impact in the limited minutes afforded to him by Gareth Southgate in England‘s Euro 2020 campaign.
Manchester City appear to be in the pole position to land the 25-year-old, and a former Man Utd great agrees that the Etihad is an ideal next destination for him.
“I would love him to join Manchester United, obviously,” Ferdinand told his FIVE YouTube channel. “But I just feel that the position that he plays is stacked.
“Bruno [Fernandes] in a ten, [Marcus] Rashford’s on the left, [Anthony] Martial is there, [Paul] Pogba is there.
“It kind of rules Manchester United out unless they say, ‘no, we’re going to shift a player or two to get him.’ That’s the big decision they have to make.
“There aren’t many breathtaking footballers around anymore who produce breathtaking moments and make you go, ‘wow that was crazy.’ Jack Grealish does that. He’s just a phenomenal player.
“If he’s going to go anywhere, I think it will be Man City. He would add to that team.
“Jack Grealish is driven, he’s been loyal, the fact he stayed at Villa last season is enough for them to clap him out of the stadium.
“He’s paid his dues and done great things, helped get them up and kept them in the Premier League.”
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