Steve Bruce suggests Aston Villa star Jack Grealish worth £40m

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Leicester City have been linked with Jack Grealish of Aston Villa in the summer transfer window.

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has told The Express & Star that Jack Grealish is worth at least £40 million.

Bruce has also suggested that Villa will not sell the 22-year-old, who can operate as a winger or as an attacking midfielder, for £20m in the summer transfer window.

According to The Mirror (print edition, page 49, April 17, 2018), the youngster is a £20m summer target for Premier League club Leicester City (click here to read more).

Villa boss Bruce has suggested that the Championship side will not sell Grealish for that price – comments that the Villa Park faithful will love.

Bruce told The Express & Star: “I saw Leicester for £20m. That money now gets you a Harry Maguire, who played 30 times for Hull.Sam Clucas was £20m. No disrespect to them – I had both players – but how can you have Jack at that price?

“Jordan Henderson was £19million when I sold him to Liverpool from Sunderland eight years ago. You would have to double that to think about even blinking. Reports are reports. I am going to have that all summer, I would think.

“I am delighted Jack is getting recognition for what he is doing on the pitch. But I think I can safely say £20million would not buy his right leg at the moment, that is for sure.”

Future uncertain?

Grealish is one of the best young players in the Championship and is playing well at the moment.

If Villa do not get promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season, then one should not be surprised if clubs in the English top flight do come for him.

However, it is hard to see any club paying as much as £40m for Grealish. As good as the 22-year-old is, he is a Championship player at the moment, and no club is going to that much money for someone who is not in the Premier League.