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'I know what I want to do' – Grealish more focused than ever as Man Utd links rage on

A summer transfer has been mooted by many for the 24-year-old, but he remains fully concentrated on important tasks at hand

Aston Villa star Jack Grealish has said that time spent on the sidelines and bad press made him grow and mature into the highly coveted player that he is today, with the Villans captain now the subject of intense transfer speculation involving Manchester United.

The 24-year-old had always shown glimpses of his potential as a youngster, but a lack of consistency and being pictured passed out on a road in Ibiza at 19 years old did him no favours in the earlier stages of his career.