Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox For several reasons, there was plenty of attention fixed on Jack Grealish in the midst of his £100million transfer to Manchester City.
On the back of his swashbuckling displays for Aston Villa - and England at Euro 2020 - the playmaker overtook his international teammate Harry Kane as a priority target for City.
A follow-up pursuit for the Tottenham striker remains on the agenda, despite potential financial complications. Shirt numbers are a hot-topic in the modern game and some have argued that a nudge towards City's chances of signing Kane have already been issued by the club's decision on Grealish.
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