Man City and Aston Villa reach agreement for Grealish’s transfer fee

Manchester City are set to complete a record-breaking £100m (€117m) deal for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish in the coming days, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed.

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The Premier League champions put in a bid for the England international at the end of July, with reports indicating he is already in Manchester to sign a deal.

City declined to comment on the move but it is understood that the deal could be completed before City’s Community Shield clash against Leicester City on Saturday.

The £100m deal would be a new British transfer record, eclipsing the £89m ($116m) Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba in 2016.

It would also smash City’s own transfer record, which was set by last summer’s move for defender Ruben Dias who cost £62m ($79m) from Benfica.

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City may need to break the record again if they are to finalise a deal for Kane, with Spurs expected to hold out for an even bigger fee