Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox Manchester City prioritised Jack Grealish over Harry Kane because his contract contained a buyout clause, and thus City were able to complete the deal more easily.
That is according to former City defender Nedum Onuoha, who has been analysing his former club's transfer window alongside ex-Citizens team-mate Micah Richards.
City had identified Grealish and Kane as their priority targets in the summer transfer window and as late as mid-August, it looked possible that they could capture both players.
Grealish was the first to be snapped up, owing to his £100million release clause, a contract stipulation Grealish personally requested
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