Jack Grealish

[chesterbells]

If City arranged a deal with Grealish and Barnett, then made an offer for the release clause and then Grealish and Barnett started discussing a new contract with Villa, City would drop the deal like a sack of bricks. We've already seen that with Fred and Jorginho and Sanchez.

If there was a release clause, it'd be over. Would you like to come here Jack? here's what we'll offer you. Agreeable? good. Here's £85m Villa. Welcome to Manchester City.


With loads of other business to be done, ingoing and outgoing, the club wouldn't piss about delaying activating a release clause.

I’d read previously that we are talking more in the “gentleman’s agreement” area, rather than release clause territory anyway.

 

[Mancity0303]

Can only mean one thing..

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Can only mean one thing..

Yes that they are brewsted and gonna say lots of players!:))

 

[leo_city]

Can only mean one thing..

A right winger and a left winger, Buendia already secured. Traore and El Ghazi amongst others as backups.

 

[City_Sean]

Can only mean one thing..

Not necessarily. They've got rich owners and it doesn't sound like Bailey will cost too much. If anything I think it's them trying to show Grealish ambition to stay.

 

[Coatigan]

If there was a release clause this would already be done.

There is that.

Many assume it is already done and just waiting on him to return from holiday. With Villa trying to 'tempt him to change his mind'. Seems to be how it is packaged up just now.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Not necessarily. They've got rich owners and it doesn't sound like Bailey will cost too much. If anything I think it's them trying to show Grealish ambition to stay.

So are you saying their rich owners can put their money in but our rich owner can't?

 

[domalino]

So are you saying their rich owners can put their money in but our rich owner can't?

They aren't in European competition so there's no real FFP to worry about. The PL FFP is incredibly loose.

It actually makes sense for them to load up on very good young players now, and then they have lots of assets that are worth more than they paid and can be used to fund bigger deals, or are just good enough for the next level for when they get into Europe in a year or two.

 

[andyhinch]

Be some tears if he doesn’t join, still think he will

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Be some tears if he doesn’t join, still think he will

Yeah,Jacks tears......honestly can't see why he'd turn us and Pep down.