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English Premier League champion Manchester City accomplished the signing of England international Jack Grealish on a six-year contract on Thursday.
The 25-year-old Grealish joins City from Aston Villa having made 213 appearances and scoring 32 objectives for the Birmingham membership over the course of eight seasons.
“I am incredibly happy to have joined Manchester City,” mentioned Grealish in a press release on the City web site.
“City are the best team in the country with a manager considered to be the best in the world – it’s a dream come true to be part of this club,” added Grealish, referring to City supervisor Pep Guardiola.
“Over the past 10 seasons, they have won major trophies consistently. Pep coming here has taken them to the next level and the football this team plays is the most exciting in Europe. To play for Pep and learn from him is going to be special and it’s something any top footballer would want.”
Although the payment was not disclosed by the golf equipment concerned, British media shops have reported that City had made a suggestion price £100 million ($139 million) for Grealish.
“I always remember Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez saying to me when we broke the transfer record for a British player with Gareth Bale in 2013 ‘you’ll only ever do a deal like this once in your lifetime,’” David Manasseh, the manager chairman of ICM Stellar Sports, the company that represents Grealish, advised CNN.
“So I am pleased we have done it again and I am very pleased for Jack, who fully deserves his success.”
The reported transfer payment eclipses each the €105 million ($124 million) that Manchester United paid Juventus to carry midfielder Paul Pogba again to the membership in August 2016, and the €100 million ($118 million) that Real Madrid paid for Gareth Bale in 2013.
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Manchester City unveil new signing Jack Grealish.
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Grealish turns into Manchester City’s record signing, surpassing the €68 million ($79.2 million in September 2020) payment the membership paid to amass the companies of Portuguese central defender Ruben Dias from Benfica.
Grealish leaves Villa having becoming a member of the Midlands membership on the age of six.
He made his senior debut for Villa towards Manchester City in May 2014 and has captained his boyhood membership since March 2019.
The playmaker established himself as a cult determine on the membership, taking part in a pivotal position in their promotion to the Premier League in the 2018-19 season and scoring the decisive purpose that secured the membership’s Premier League survival in the 2019-20 season.
Grealish earned his first senior England cap in September 2020 and was a part of Gareth Southgate’s England squad at this summer time’s Euro 2020 finals.
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Jack Grealish of England acknowledges the followers following the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Final towards England.
The arrival of Grealish on the Etihad Stadium provides to a scintillating attacking line-up which already options Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne, England’s Raheem Sterling and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez, amongst others.
“Pep loves the way he plays, and we all feel he is an ideal fit for Manchester City. Our style and his style are a perfect match. I’m excited to watch him over the coming years,” City’s Director of Football Txiki Begiristain advised the City web site.
City’s attacking prowess might be additional strengthened with British media linking the membership with a transfer for England and Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane.
City will likely be trying to defend their English Premier League title when the brand new season begins on August 13.
Guardiola’s aspect will even be determined to win an elusive Champions League title having been crushed 1-Zero by Chelsea in final season’s remaining.
David Close contributed to this report.