Jack Grealish has shone for Aston Villa this season.
Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has told TalkSPORT that playmaker Jack Grealish could “play for any team” amid reported Premier League interest from Leicester City.
The 22-year-old has been the creative force behind Villa’s push for the Championship play-offs during the second half of the season, after missing the first half with a life-threatening kidney injury.
But he has returned even stronger, having a hand in 11 goals during his 33 league and cup appearances this season. Scoring three goals, he has laid on eight assists for Villa including the corner for Mile Jedinak’s semi-final goal.
The Daily Mirror claimed last month that Grealish was on Leicester’s shortlist ahead of a potential summer move, and Bruce reckons that the England youth international could play for any club.
“I’m not one for predicting, and all the rest of it, but I do honestly believe that Jack Grealish could play for any team,” Bruce said. “He’s only 22 now, if I’m being brutally honest, since he’s come back after Christmas he’s been nothing short of terrific.
“I’m absolutely delighted that we are talking about him now in terms of football, rather than the other stuff. Hopefully he’s learnt and grown up a bit. But he’s a talent. You talk about the England team, he’s one that has got that natural ability.”
Grealish has already turned out 109 times for Villa and will make his 110th appearance on Saturday, as the Midlands giants look to beat Fulham and return to the Premier League at the second time of asking.
Bruce already has four promotions from the Championship under his belt and a win over Fulham will see his reputation as a promotion expert grow even further. In order to do that, though, he will need Grealish at the top of his game.
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