Manchester City said to be the favourites to sign the Aston Villa star.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were linked with Grealish throughout last season, while they spent the summer transfer window embroiled in a fruitless pursuit of Borussia Dortmund star Sancho.They did sign Van de Beek from Ajax for £40million - but the midfielder has since made just two Premier League starts.And their swoop for the Dutch ace meant they couldn't shell out for Grealish or Sancho after misjudging their transfer budget.
That's according to a report from the Daily Mail, which says United believed they would still have enough in the kitty to bid for either Grealish or Sancho.
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