How good is Jack Grealish?

Jack Grealish's move to Manchester City makes him the ninth-most expensive player in history

He joins the Premier League champions on a six-year contract and will wear the number 10 shirt vacated by Sergio Aguero.

The fee surpasses the almost £90 million fee that Manchester United paid to re-sign Paul Pogba from Juventus at the start of the 2016/2017 season.

(Grealish playing for Aston Villa in 2014. He's come a long way since then!)

Grealish joined Astom Villa aged six and made 213 appearances in all competitions, scoring 32 goals.

He told the BBC: "It was obviously a difficult few months because I have been an Aston Villa fan for my whole life, but when I spoke to the manager here and you see what type of players they have got here, in the end it was something I couldn't say no to.

How good is he though?

He is clearly a talented player and will feature in a squad that is already full of world-class players. Check out some of his best moments for Aston Villa in the videos below. This winner for his boyhood club against Birmingham City was celebrated wildly by Villa. 

England star

On 28 September 2015, he confirmed that he had decided to represent England at international level. He made his debut for England under-21s on 19 May 2016 as a 72nd-minute substitute for Ruben Loftus-Cheek in a 1–0 win over Portugal at the Toulon Tournament.

On his first start, he scored twice in the first half of a 7–1 win over Guinea. England went on to win the tournament for the first time since 1994. Grealish was named in the squad for England under-21 at the 2017 European Under-21 Championship. From 2016 to 2017, he made seven appearances for the under-21s and scored twice. Check out some of his best moments below.

On 31 August 2020, Grealish was called up to the senior England squad for the UEFA Nations League fixtures against Iceland and Denmark. On 8 September, he made his senior debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Denmark.

On 1 June 2021, Grealish was named in the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 29 June, in the Round of 16 match against Germany, Grealish was introduced as a substitute in the 68th minute and contributed directly to both goals in a 2–0 win, playing in Luke Shaw to assist Raheem Sterling, and crossed for Harry Kane to head in.