John Terry is impressed with reported Tottenham Hotspur summer target and Aston Villa youngster Jack Grealish.
Terry played with Grealish for Villa during the 2017-18 campaign, and the former England international defender has been hugely impressed.
According to Sky Sports, Premier League club Tottenham wanted to sign the 22-year-old from Championship side Villa in the summer transfer window.
Spurs reportedly had a £25 million bid for the youngster – who can operate as a winger or as an attacking midfielder – turned down by the Villans.
Terry told The Daily Mail: “Jack will be a big, big player. I hope Villa can come up and he gets his chance in the Premier League that way. I can see why Spurs wanted him.
“Right now he’s in the right place. I think he will become a top Premier League star and an England international.
“He reminds me of Gazza, with his balance and his skill, the way he receives the ball and drives at defenders.”
Quality footballer
Grealish is a hugely talented and promising young attacker with a lot of potential, and Terry’s aforementioned comments underline just how good the Villa star is.
The 22-year-old is playing regularly for the Villans at the moment, and that can only benefit him.
The youngster made 22 starts and eight substitute appearances in the Championship for Villa last season, scoring three goals and providing six assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
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