Amid all the rumors placing Pogba outside of Manchester United, Rio Ferdinand took his pick between him and Jack Grealish.
There’s currently an interesting comparison between Paul Pogba and Jack Grealish and Rio Ferdinand just took part of it. The former United player will do everything in his power to support the Red Devils and always look for the best. As we are in the middle of Paul Pogba’s possible last season at the club, Jack Grealish seems like his possible replacement.
Initially, there were many doubts about the Aston Villa captain but he’s developed to become one of the best midfielders in the world. Today, Rio Ferdinand has no doubt when they ask him who is the better option for Manchester United.
Ferdinand is in awe of Jack Grealish.
“I don’t care if Pogba goes or not, Grealish is my man,” he said on Rio Ferdinand Presents FIVE. “I have known him since he was in his early teens. He came to my restaurant and I got him and his dad some tickets for a game. He’s a great kid with a great family. Jack loves his football. What the young kids don’t see with Jack Grealish is the hunger and hard work behind closed doors – the attention to detail and the way he trains. He has changed his regime and looked at himself and asked what he can do better.
“I have heard from a lot of people that he is diligent in all the work he does off the pitch to get to where he is now. You are seeing results week in and week out. He is one of those players that has looked at himself in the summer and thought, ‘Yes, I’ve done well last season, I’ve signed a new deal at my boyhood club, and I am going to go again’. If I am a manager of a top team in England, a top three or four team, then I would not allow him to stay there, I would go and take him.”
Rio compares Grealish to Ronaldinho.
“As a defender, as much as pace behind you frightens you, it is also the player who can find pockets of space, turn and run at you,” he added. “[Pablo] Aimar who played at Valencia and Argentina, [Ariel] Ortega, players like that who could run with it and dribble – Ronaldinho and [Lionel] Messi. I am not saying he is in that class yet, but that style of player who runs at you. He is a fantastic player.
“When you talk about big numbers like £100 million or whatever price tag you want to mention, it is not about how good they look, it is about are they putting up the numbers to justify that price tag? 12 in his last 14 games suggests he is and that he is going to go for big, big dough.”
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