{"id":546813,"date":"2020-03-23T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T19:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=546813"},"modified":"2020-03-23T15:23:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T19:23:17","slug":"report-aston-villa-darius-vassell-jack-grealish-has-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/23\/report-aston-villa-darius-vassell-jack-grealish-has-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Former Aston Villa Striker Darius Vassell Says Jack Grealish &#8216;Has Got to Leave&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not a day goes by without <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b0b4fd3e\/Jack-Grealish?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Grealish<\/a> being mentioned on the transfer scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa<\/a>\u2019s star player is constantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/jack-grealish-aston-villa-transfer-17836440\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked<\/a> with a move away from Villa Park, and although it could have happened in January, nothing materialised. Surely this summer, Grealish should leave? Former Villains favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e342b5e7\/Darius-Vassell?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darius Vassell<\/a> said to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-8142569\/Darius-Vassell-expects-Jack-Grealish-leave-Aston-Villa-amid-Manchester-United.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail<\/a> it is \u201ca matter of time\u201d before the English playmaker moves on, and that Jack Grealish should depart this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Jack Grealish Has to Depart Aston Villa This Summer<\/h2>\n<h3>Great Performances From Jack Grealish For Aston Villa This Season<\/h3>\n<p>Grealish has been brilliant in Villa\u2019s return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a>. He is the club&#8217;s top scorer this season with nine goals in all competitions. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/players\/113069\/show\/James-maddison\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whoscored<\/a>, he has been one of the best midfielders in the league this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has provided them with excellent quality going forwards, scoring beautiful goals against the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a>, who are one of the many clubs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/11069931\/jack-grealish-man-utd-transfer-aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked<\/a> with his signature, and could prove a great move for the Englishman.<\/p>\n<h3>Villa&#8217;s Poor Season<\/h3>\n<p>Villa have been poor so far this campaign. Despite being one of the biggest clubs in English football, they have failed to impress on their top-flight return. They are currently 19th, above only <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/norwich-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norwich City<\/a>, and could go straight back down to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/51962930\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent BBC article<\/a> based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euroclubindex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Euro Club Index<\/a>, Dean Smith&#8217;s side has over a 60% chance of relegation this season. With that said, they could have a speedy return to the competition in which they have spent the last three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>This would be even more reason for Jack Grealish to leave Aston Villa in the summer, and he could find himself fighting for places in one of the best clubs in the world.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United\u2019s Extensive Interest in Grealish<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United have shown extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1258703\/Man-Utd-Jack-Grealish-transfer-news-Aston-Villa-legend-Darius-Vassell\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interest<\/a> in Villa\u2019s playmaker. Although their need for him is less since <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=507c7bdf,9227838e&amp;search=Bruno+Fernandes&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a>\u2019 arrival, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/03\/17\/bruno-fernandes-impact-at-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">which has had a huge impact on most of United\u2019s players<\/a>, they would still like him at Old Trafford. Grealish is versatile across the attack, and, although it is unlikely, may be able to fix United\u2019s right-wing issues. The Red Devils may seek to sign Grealish this summer, and it would be a very wise move for the Englishman to take this offer.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"Gvmbn3Y4QopP2-SPzjZNzg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1201644340\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Gvmbn3Y4QopP2-SPzjZNzg',sig:'GTMKitR48KNtQ62fo4khykPw1LmZBCDwRxeSOqj01Ls=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1201644340',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not a day goes by without Jack Grealish being mentioned on the transfer scene. Aston Villa\u2019s star player is constantly linked with a move away from Villa Park, and although it could have happened in January, nothing materialised. Surely this summer, Grealish should leave? Former Villains favourite Darius Vassell said to the Daily Mail it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3312,"featured_media":546828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,3838,30,3,28],"tags":[4063,177,3473,5085,2138,36,237,40,136],"class_list":["post-546813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-aston-villa","category-news","category-premier-league","category-transfers","tag-2019-20-premier-league","tag-aston-villa","tag-bruno-fernandes","tag-darius-vassell","tag-jack-grealish","tag-manchester-united","tag-norwich-city","tag-premier-league","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Ben Robinson, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3312"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}