visitingvillan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 7:46 pm
Can't say the interest wasn't coming, it's been rumored pretty much since the end of the season.
For outsiders and city fans, it probably seems to be a ludicrous number but for a lot of villa fans it is in their (and my) minds it is an opening offer as we value him much higher than that. I don't know what our owners are going to think of this and what they will do. All because of the just obscene amounts of money that's poured into the game in the past decade specific to England. Don't think you'd see similar for other players outside of England/CL regulars in other major European countries. Our owners have been saying all the right stuff "we want to return Villa to where it belongs, the top of English football" and other similar quotes. Selling our best player will (rightly or wrongly) raise concerns and questions among our fan base.
Everything regarding what Jack thinks is obviously going to be conjecture as he won't come out and say whatever is really his priority (well he might because he seems to say lots of things that many others wouldn't). I think he obviously wants to win things (as does any professional footballer) but he & his family have a very long history with Villa so that might come into his thinking.
He is a Villa fan and your owners are wealthy and probably arent desperate for money but i do wonder if he is a bit fed up of carrying Villa yet?
Despite the fact you have spent the best part of £250million since promotion you managed 1 point per game during his 12 games out which is standard really for your form when he is injured and is relegation form.
Furthermore as this thread shows
https://www.motforum.com/phpbb/viewtopi ... cost+table
You actually underachieved last season finishing 11th with the 10th most expensive squad.
Grealish himself may not know things like this but you would imagine his agents and advisors do and when broken down like that it may change his thinking?
He is coming into his prime now, realistically are Villa likely to break the top 4 and be a Champions League team before he is out of his prime?
Also that shin issue is always going to be a nagging issue it seems, he may not have that many prime years.
KP and Grealish are almost the same age and i suppose the question for both is do they feel their boyhood clubs can deliver trophies and achievements.