Get the biggest City transfer window stories, pre-season news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola knew from the first time he saw Jack Grealish play that he wanted him in his team, writes Stuart Brennan.
But the Manchester City manager admits that it was football director Txiki Begiristain who truly fell in love with the Aston Villa ace, and set the Blues on a course that would lead to British football’s first £100million transfer.
Guardiola could not remember the occasion when he first spotted the potential in the England star’s twinkling feet, but he made a mental note to keep an eye on his progress, and maybe go back for him when circumstances allowed.
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