- Grealish’s six-year contract worth more than £200,000 a week
- Fee is biggest spent by a British club and City also want Kane
Manchester City have confirmed the £100m British record signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa. In a powerful statement that they intend to build on the three Premier League titles in four seasons under Pep Guardiola, City have secured Grealish to a six-year contract, worth more than £200,000 a week.
The fee for Grealish, whom Guardiola has previously described as an “exceptional player”, eclipses the £89.3m that Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba in 2016 and City are keen to raise the bar even further with a successful move for Harry Kane. They have seen an offer worth £100m turned down by Tottenham for the England captain but are expected to return with a higher bid. Spurs are refusing to sell Kane, who has failed to come back for pre-season training – he was due to report on Monday after a three-week post Euro 2020 break – for less than £150m.
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