Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[JTFactsPlz]

Sounds exactly like Jack and Villa last summer

No it doesn't. Grealish had signed a new contract at Villa only the year before so the club weren't hoping he'd sign a new one. Villa knew that if City agreed to pay the release clause Jack was off. Their only issue was planning how to replace him, not trying to persuade him to stay. At the time, the Villa fans didn't know any of this, so they imagined and discussed all kinds of false scenarios.

 

[DeBlueLou]

No it doesn't. Grealish had signed a new contract at Villa only the year before so the club weren't hoping he'd sign a new one. Villa knew that if City agreed to pay the release clause Jack was off. Their only issue was planning how to replace him, not trying to persuade him to stay. At the time, the Villa fans didn't know any of this, so they imagined and discussed all kinds of false scenarios.

Some insider info here. They did offer him a new deal tho.

 

[waspish]

No it doesn't. Grealish had signed a new contract at Villa only the year before so the club weren't hoping he'd sign a new one. Villa knew that if City agreed to pay the release clause Jack was off. Their only issue was planning how to replace him, not trying to persuade him to stay. At the time, the Villa fans didn't know any of this, so they imagined and discussed all kinds of false scenarios.

They tried to renegotiate his deal.

 

[DMA's]

They tried to renegotiate his deal.

Yep there is numerous articles online to support this. They tried to get grealish to sign a deal so the release clause would have been out of the equation in the future.

Villa 'preparing huge new deal' to convince Grealish to snub Man City

Grealish is currently on holiday after helping England to the Euro 2020 final with two assists and has been repeatedly linked with a British-record £100million move to the Premier League winners.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Aston Villa 'confident on new contract extension for Jack Grealish'

Dean Smith's Aston Villa are confident about tying down star man and captain Jack Grealish to a new contract this summer that would take his salary to £150,000-a-week, according to reports.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[DeBlueLou]

Yep there is numerous articles online to support this. They tried to get grealish to sign a deal so the release clause would have been out of the equation in the future.

Villa 'preparing huge new deal' to convince Grealish to snub Man City

Grealish is currently on holiday after helping England to the Euro 2020 final with two assists and has been repeatedly linked with a British-record £100million move to the Premier League winners.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Aston Villa 'confident on new contract extension for Jack Grealish'

Dean Smith's Aston Villa are confident about tying down star man and captain Jack Grealish to a new contract this summer that would take his salary to £150,000-a-week, according to reports.

www.dailymail.co.uk

IDENTICAL to Kalvins rumors haha

 

[MillsyTheMosher]

Would be a hugely underwhelming signing. Not sure what he’s actually good at.

 

[mccity]

They tried to renegotiate his deal.

Yeah there were even claims on the VIlla end that he'd agreed a new deal when City ITKs were adamant he'd already joined us.

It might be more complicated with Phillips if there's no release clause, but the stories so far and the reaction on the Leeds end is notably similar.

 

[The Black Shed]

He's the modern Ray Wilkins I reckon, always playing a sideways pass. No ta

 

[malg]

Genuinely hope he stays with Leeds.

 

[richards30]

Would be a hugely underwhelming signing. Not sure what he’s actually good at.

You don’t half talk some shite!