Jack Grealish's £100 million move to Manchester City has been questioned by Ryan Giggs, who claimed that the winger is more suited to being a "United player".
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Giggs speaks on Grealish
According to Ryan Giggs, speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, Jack Grealish possessed creative qualities that would have made him an ideal fit for Manchester United, implying he should have moved to Old Trafford during a pivotal point in his career.
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He said, "You know, [Angel] Di Maria was a United player, I felt. But at the time, we played with a diamond, so he played left of a diamond. Or we played three at the back with two up front, and he played No. 10.
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"So we never really played his position, where we sort of scouted him off the right from Madrid, or now and again off the left. He never really played that position. But he was a United player.
"It’s like Grealish. Grealish was a United player." Ex-Red Devils defender Ferdinand agreed, saying of a playmaker that has never lacked confidence: "Yeah, 100 per cent. He’s got the… [he just] wants it, innit?"
There is increasing speculation about Jack Grealish leaving in the summer transfer window, with the 29-year-old having two years remaining on his current contract with the club.