Grealish: “It’s been difficult, me being a Villa fan, captain of the club, I didn’t know where I was going to be. I had a chat with Christian & the manager before the Man United friendly, spoke to Nassef on FaceTime. They spoke about ambition which was a massive factor.” #AVFC

“Even 4-5 days ago I generally didn’t know where I’d be starting the season, that’s how intense it was. I’m over the moon to get it done. My head’s straight for the start of the season. I rang my agent straight after the meeting on Saturday & told him my future lies at #AVFC.”

Grealish to his agent: “Listen, I’ve had a long chat, the ambition these guys have running #AVFC is crucial & I believe in the project they’re going forward with. I wanted to start the season knowing where I wanted to be, I didn’t want to play for Villa for a few games and move.”

“My agent was round my house last night for 4-5 hours, he came up from London, my family were all there & we had a big, long chat. You look back on what you’ve done & how far you’ve come. I’m 25 captaining #AVFC in PL, it’s the stuff of dreams, I’ve come up through the ranks.”

“Christian, owners & manager deserve huge credit, that’s 1 thing I wanted to touch on. The way they’ve transformed Villa in the 2-3 years. I can’t thank them enough. It was a deal I couldn’t turn down, I want to repay them by getting goals, assists & pushing #AVFC up the table.”

Massive, massive statement of intent by Villa, that ill-famed selling-club tag’s long gone. Christian Purslow said it himself, “Jack Grealish is an emblem of our owners’ vision” with the good times looking like they’re set to roll. A huge boost for #AVFC for 20/21, congrats Jack.

Jack Grealish interview in full https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/revealed-exciting-chat-convinced-jack-18937283 #AVFC