Aston Villa attacking midfielder Jack Grealish admits he is 'disappointed' that his summer transfer to Tottenham didn't go through, and claims that he would be in contention for an England call-up if he had made the step up.
It looked like Villa would be forced to sell Grealish as the club descended into financial crisis under previous owner Dr Tony Xia. HMRC issued a winding-up order against Villa in June over an unpaid tax bill.
The Villans were saved from disaster by the takeover of Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, who then blocked Tottenham's attempts to sign Grealish for £25m.