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Aston Villa co-owner Nassef Sawiris 'slaps huge £80m price tag on Manchester United target Jack Grealish' with club desperate to keep hold of inspirational captain

Aston Villa co-owner Nassef Sawiris has reportedly placed a hefty £80million price-tag on star man and Manchester United target Jack Grealish this summer.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are firmlyinterested in the Villa captain, whose goals and performances kept his side in the Premier League this season.

Grealish scored on Sunday in the 1-1 draw at West Ham which confirmed Villa's survival and according to The Mirror, stubborn businessman Sawiris wants at least as much as United paid to Leicester last year for Harry Maguire, totalling £80m.

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish is a reported target of Manchester United this summer

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish is a reported target of Manchester United this summer

But Villa co-owneru00a0Nassef Sawiris has set an asking price of u00a380m for the 24-year-old

But Villa co-owner Nassef Sawiris has set an asking price of £80m for the 24-year-old

The report details that the Egyptian co-owner is not prepared to let his star asset leave on the cheap, even though the 24-year-old himself is considering his future this week.