Aston Villa star Jack Grealish’s immediate future with the England U21s has been decided by manager Gareth Southgate.
Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish
Jack Grealish has been making the headlines one way or another for a long time now, with his latest antics landing him in hot water once again.
It was hoped that his recent string of solid performances would have knocked that mentality out of him, but it appears he still has work to do.
As reported by Birmingham Mail, England U21s manager Gareth Southgate has decided to keep him in the squad for their upcoming Euro 2017 qualifiers despite the revelations.
The two games will take place against Kazakhstan and Bosnia, with Grealish being lucky to feature after his hotel partying led to a fine and suspension by club Aston Villa.
Southgate has taken a different approach, however he has warned the 21-year-old that he needs to grow up and start letting his football do the talking.
“I expect players to be professional always. In general for the sake of any player they need to learn about what it takes to be an athlete,” he is quoted as saying by the Birmingham Mail.
England under 21 manager Gareth Southgate
“He needs to grow up very quickly.
“It’s not the first time and he needs to understand if he wants a good career he has to stop.”
Whether or not Grealish will take this advice to heart remains to be seen, but either way he is set to be an instrumental figure for both England and Aston Villa with the latter attempting to bounce back up to the top flight at the first attempt.
Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish looks dejected after the final whistle
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