This is what the article claims:Not that it now matters but if correct it means Villa were hawking JG around rather than appealing to his sense of loyalty, or do I misunderstand the tweets?
You have to laugh. I don’t recall this happening when United won 8 out of 11 titles.At one point there were tentative conversations about whether Real Madrid, who are in no position financially to do the deal, could offer some sort of player swap instead. Manchester United were called too and swap deals were also mentioned.
United admired Grealish and would have considered a move next year but the player only wanted to go to City and Old Trafford was never going to be a realistic resolution. Why the desperation to not sell to City? Many Premier League clubs are concerned their success and financial clout are damaging the competition. Villa are not alone in this.
