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Jack Grealish: The story of Manchester City's new £100m star

Jack Grealish's journey to becoming the first £100million British footballer has featured plenty of maverick genius on the pitch and a fair sprinkling of controversies off it.

The 25-year-old England star, who has signed for Premier League champions Manchester City ahead of the new season, has long thrilled crowds with his trickery and ability to play a defence-splitting pass.

But he's also made headlines for the wrong reasons, from being pictured inhaling hippy crack to lying passed out on the street during a drunken night in Tenerife.

Only last year, he broke Covid lockdown rules to party at a former team-mate's flat before crashing his £90,000 Range Rover.