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Jack Grealish: Pep Guardiola can make England midfielder 'even better', says Trevor Francis

Jack Grealish will become "an even better player" working with Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola, says the first £1m player Trevor Francis.

The England midfielder left Aston Villa to join the Premier League champions for a British record £100m on Thursday.

Francis broke the British transfer record himself in 1979 when he joined Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City.

"He's a wonderful talent. I just wish we'd seen him a bit more of him in the Euros," he told BBC Midlands Today.

"I would have thought Man City had made up their minds about Jack long before the Euros.