Jack Grealish will “100 per cent” head for the exits at Aston Villa if Dean Smith’s side are relegated, admits Paul Merson, with the reported Manchester United target needing Premier League football in order to keep his England dream alive.
The 24-year-old playmaker has made no secret of the fact that he wants to break into the senior Three Lions fold, with one eye on a place in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the European Championship in 2021.
In order to keep himself in contention, Grealish will need to be rubbing shoulders with English football’s elite on a regular basis.