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Man Utd tried to sign Jack Grealish before his Aston Villa first-team debut
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish revealed that Manchester United once held talks with club captain Jack Grealish when the midfielder was aged 16.As reported by the Daily Mail, the 25-year-old playmaker is on the verge of signing a contract with Manchester City for a whopping £100million fee.But long before his record-breaking move to the Etihad, Grealish was a talented Villa youngster being considered by Man United during Alex Ferguson’s tenure.Grealish has gone on to achieve brilliance at Villa Park by becoming one of the best players in the Premier League, but McLeish claims the club had to work hard to keep United from luring him away.Speaking on the Claret & Blue podcast, McLeish said: “At that moment we felt people were getting in