Manchester City ‘ready to make £75m transfer bid for Jack Grealish’

Manchester City are reportedly set to make an opening bid of £75million plus add-ons for Aston Villa star Jack Grealish.

But Dean Smith's side will dig their heels in and demand £100m for their talisman.

Man City are desperate to sign the England star this summer and want to partner him up with Kevin De Bruyne.

But Villa are determined to hold out for a British record £100m.

Grealish impressed Aston Villa last season, scoring six times and laying on 12 assists in 26 Premier League outings.

His performances earned him a place in Gareth Southgate's England squad for Euro 2020.

Following strong interest from Manchester United last summer, Grealish penned a new five-year deal in September 2020.

Manchester City will press on and are hopeful that a compromise can be met, the Mail reports.

Rather than sell the attacking midfielder, Villa are determined to build a team around him that can qualify for Europe and compete for honours.

The Midlanders drastically improved last season after signing the likes of Emi Martinez, Bertrand Traore and Ollie Watkins.

And they could do so again this time around, having recruited Emi Buendia and Ashley Young.

The Premier League winners are also desperate to land Tottenham ace Harry Kane as they dust themselves down from losing May's Champions League final.