EPL Jack Grealish - £100m?!

[ZeroTheHero]

It might just be me, but is Man City bidding £100m for Grealish completely barmy?

I'll admit I don't really 'get' Grealish - he seems a bit of an unappealing mixture of falling over too easily and making poor decisions too often, albeit he is obviously naturally pretty gifted. Can someone explain to me what is worth that amount of money about him?*

*Although you might have a difficult job as I find it hard to imagine how *any* footballer is worth that!

 

[LeftSideBoy]

High level of assists
Carries the ball further than many top players
More dribbles per game than anyone else
More completed dribbles per game than anyone else
Quick
Technically gifted
Strong
Young
English

I’m a Grealish fan. £100mil in today’s market is about right..

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

‘Falling over’ if you get a foul is valuable. He’s the most fouled player in the league and that, if you are good at set pieces, means goals. It will also get you playing against booked players (less likely to tackle) and against 10 men.

 

[Northstandboy]

To be fair, he's on the floor a lot, but 9/10 times gets a foul.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I know he is good at being fouled (if you know what I mean!) but is that really worth that amount of money? I'd expect a really, really dominating presence, a playmaker, for that.

 

[LeftSideBoy]

I’d expect a really, really dominating presence, a playmaker, for that.

And that’s exactly what he is! Take Grealish out of the Villa team and they’re not the same team.

 

[yellowbow]

And that’s exactly what he is! Take Grealish out of the Villa team and they’re not the same team.

Still wouldnt get anywhere near our first eleven now!

Edit: Unless hes a decent fullback....?

 

[LeftSideBoy]

Still wouldnt get anywhere near our first eleven now!

Not now that we have The Chopper back!

 

[holdsteady]

It’s those giant calf muscles, Pep (the good one) has a fetish.

 

[nige01ox]

From an England perspective, I'm excited to see how good he could become under Guardiola's tutelage

 

[LeftSideBoy]

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

The amount of chances he creates is insane. Give him a Man City level striker to finish them, an Aguero/Kane/Haaland, instead of Ollie Watkins, and his assists will skyrocket.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

OK. As I said, I think I have a blind spot and think him pretty overrated (he is a big fish in a relatively small Villa pool at the moment).

If he does move then I'll be interested in how he gets on in a better team.

 

[SteMerritt]

The phrase "fouls won" is all that is wrong with modern football. You don't "win" fouls, the opposition are penalised fouls.

Going down to ensure the free-kick isn't a good attribute, stay on your bloody feet. "Feeling a touch" and going down is cheating.

Old Skool and proud.

(I'm not saying this is what Grealish does, just general observation)

 

[LeftSideBoy]

If he does move then I'll be interested in how he gets on in a better team.

As @HampshireYellow said, he creates an obscene amount of chances in a bang average Villa side! Imagine how good he will be when linking up with Foden, De Bruyne, Sterling etc..

 

[holdsteady]

The phrase "fouls won" is all that is wrong with modern football. You don't "win" fouls, the opposition are penalised fouls.

Going down to ensure the free-kick isn't a good attribute, stay on your bloody feet. "Feeling a touch" and going down is cheating.

Old Skool and proud.

(I'm not saying this is what Grealish does, just general observation)

Just out and out calf muscle jealousy in this post.

 

[Left Wing Cross]

£100m is excessive but they'd be getting a player of quality.

The relaxation of the FFP has allowed Man City to flex their financial muscles (with little repercussions) and be prepared to pay more than they should but will guarantee that they get him.

 

[Essexyellows]

Everything that is wrong with the modern game.

Clubs go bust and are ripped from communities yet MC can "flex their chequebook" for £100,000,000?

For what? Someone who has mastered the art of diving & conning the ref?

Complete bollox the game is finished and just becoming a corporate plaything.

 

[holdsteady]

Everything that is wrong with the modern game.

Clubs go bust and are ripped from communities yet MC can "flex their chequebook" for £100,000,000?

For what? Someone who has mastered the art of diving & conning the ref?

Complete bollox the game is finished and just becoming a corporate plaything.

Has Man City paying a £100 million for Grealish and Macclesfield etc going bust got anything to do with each other? Didn’t clubs go bankrupt well before the big money came into the game?

English football supports the best football system in the world, 92 professional clubs plus some more and a thriving non league system, as bad as the governance can be it’s still better than anywhere else, that’s why our crowds are so much bigger down the leagues than the rest of the world.

 

[ttg17]

From an England perspective, I'm excited to see how good he could become under Guardiola's tutelage

Would looove Kane and Grealish to go there this summer. It would absolutely end the Premier League as a serious contest, but imagine England at the next World Cup with Foden, Grealish, Sterling and Kane having spent the previous 18 months playing together under Pep Guardiola (not to mention possibly also Stones and Walker). Would be unplayable.

 

[Peterdev]

Manchester United have been splashing their cash. Can’t help feeling that is going to end in tears

 

[dickwalton1964]

Manchester United have been splashing their cash. Can’t help feeling that is going to end in tears

And why’s that ? Yeah, you’d have thought signing a genuine world class defender in Varane and a talent like Sancho can only weaken them.

 

[LowerSouth]

And why’s that ? Yeah, you’d have thought signing a genuine world class defender in Varane and a talent like Sancho can only weaken them.

Unless I am missing something, would have to agree .

 

[Followtheox1]

Footballers are like pieces of Art, they are worth as much as people are willing to pay. English talent within the top flight always go for more than equivalent overseas players.

 

[beyondthefourth]

And why’s that ? Yeah, you’d have thought signing a genuine world class defender in Varane and a talent like Sancho can only weaken them. [emoji849]

You don't think this arms race of transfer fees escalating into the hundreds of millions during a relative economic downturn is going to harm the sport in general if left unchecked?

 

[Village-Yellow]

High level of assists
Carries the ball further than many top players
More dribbles per game than anyone else
More completed dribbles per game than anyone else
Quick
Technically gifted
Strong
Young
English

I’m a Grealish fan. £100mil in today’s market is about right..

Big Grealish fan.

But £100 mil sums up just how barmy player valuations have become.

 

[brassmonkey]

Aren't Villa interested in Stevens? With 100 mill in the bank they may be able to afford him now.

 

[holdsteady]

You don't think this arms race of transfer fees escalating into the hundreds of millions during a relative economic downturn is going to harm the sport in general if left unchecked?

If a league one club start spending £100 million on a player then maybe (even one as rich as us) but that’s unlikely. It’s not Man City’s fault if lower level clubs spend beyond there means, if you buy a house for two million quid that doesn’t mean I should sell my caravan and buy one does it?

 

[beyondthefourth]

If a league one club start spending £100 million on a player then maybe (even one as rich as us) but that’s unlikely. It’s not Man City’s fault if lower level clubs spend beyond there means, if you buy a house for two million quid that doesn’t mean I should sell my caravan and buy one does it?

This is more like if I bought a decent house for 10 million quid, and now if you need a caravan, it's going to cost £500,000

 

[dickwalton1964]

Grealish is fine for City but wouldn’t suit any counter attacking team. He’s very good at retaining the ball but his instinct when he first receives it is to turn towards his own goal and completely slow down the momentum. City like to plot their way towards goal and he will be great but at somewhere like Man Utd I think he’d drive them mad with how they want to turn defence into attack as quickly as possible. He’s a great player but not one of those players who would fit every team.