Man City launch a record-breaking £100m transfer bid for Aston Villa Midfielder

Premier League Winners -- Manchester City have tabled a record-breaking £100million bid for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish.

The Sky Blues manager Pep Guardiola is a long-term admirer of the Villa skipper, whose stock increased drastically last season.

Man City opened talks with Aston Villa and Jack Grealish's representatives earlier this week and Guardiola has reportedly made a record Premier League bid for the England international.

The Citizens are hopeful of striking an agreement with Villa in the next few days.

However, Aston Villa are desperate to retain the services of their talismanic skipper, who joined their academy at the tender age of six.

The Midlands club have offered the England international a bumper new deal at Villa Park.

According to Sun Sport, the offer on the table would see Grealish's wages increase from £125,000 a week to about £200k a week.

The Citizen’s £100m bid for the Brummie would provide Villa with a hefty transfer kitty of their own.

But former Villan Gabriel Agbonlahor reckons his old side might reject the lucrative offer for their star man.

“There’s always going to be interested in a top player like Jack.

"He’s gone to the Euros, he’s done well when he was given a chance. So there’s always going to be clubs interested.

“But I’ve always said that Aston Villa are not in need of £100million, the owners are very rich. They could price Jack out of a move.

“I think Manchester City would love to sign him but they probably need a striker as their number one target.

"They might end up using their money to get a striker rather than spend over £100million to get Jack.

“He’s an amazing player and Villa have done amazingly to tie him down to a long-term deal last summer. I think he will stay and fans will love it.” Agbonlahor told Football Insider: