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Man City pays record fee to sign Grealish from Aston Villa
AP Published in Ahram Online on 05 - 08 - 2021

Premier League champion Manchester City broke the British transfer fee record on Thursday to sign midfielder Jack Grealish from Aston Villa.
City reportedly paid a fee of 100 million pounds ($139 million) _ the most ever by a Premier League club.
The 25-year-old Grealish signed a six-year contract.
The previous record fee was the 105 million euros ($124 million) that Manchester United paid Juventus for midfielder Paul Pogba in 2016.
The Birmingham-born Grealish had spent his whole career with Villa, with one season on loan to lower-tier Notts County in 2013-14, and now joins a formidable midfield with Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and others.
The attacking midfielder was a bit of a late bloomer as a superstar, only debuting for England in September 2020. He originally played for Ireland at youth levels before switching to England in 2015.
Easily recognizable with his swept-back hair and bulging calf muscles, Grealish carries the ball superbly and with such pace and directness that it is no surprise he is constantly fouled.
Grealish was part of England's team in the European Championship, though mostly as a substitute _ and fan favorite. England lost to Italy in the final.
The playmaker made his Premier League debut in May 2014. Villa later slipped into the second-tier Championship but Grealish helped the squad win promotion after the 2018-19 season.
City kicks off the new season at Tottenham on Aug. 15.
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