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Chelsea transfer news: John Terry wants Jack Grealish to STAY at Aston Villa
JOHN TERRY wants Jack Grealish to stay at Aston Villa despite interest in the player from former club Chelsea.
Grealish is wanted at Chelsea, while Tottenham are also keen on the player.
Terry, a Stamford Bridge legend, left Aston Villa at the end of last season.
And the ex-England captain discussed Grealish in an instagram post when reacting to the news James Chester has been named the new Villa captain.
“Congrats Skip @jameschester23 delighted your staying mate we need you,” he wrote.
“And just to clarify I haven’t had any conversations with Chelsea regarding Jack.
“We all know he is good enough to play in the Premier League but we all want to see him do that with @avfcofficial.
“Come on boys good luck this season UTV.”
Tottenham are said to be frontrunners to sign Grealish - priced at £20m - despite Chelsea’s interest.
New Villa captain Chester has also urged the playmaker to remain in the Championship, saying: "I think Jack is the most talented player at the club and deserves to be playing at the very top of the game.
"People forget he is still very young, but we know Villa will be a real threat to anyone in the division if he stays.
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"It would be sad to see him go and I don't know if he will now that the ownership of the club has changed.
"But I don't think anyone should hold it against him if he ends up going to a top Premier League club."
Tottenham interest
Meanwhile, Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce says Tottenham are “nowhere near” close to signing the youngster.
"We don't want to lose our best players, but they're aware of course is that everyone has their price. The best thing the owners have been able to do is not let anybody go on the cheap,” he said.
"So if someone wants to buy our players, they're going to have to find a premium and make sure the owners are comfortable with it.
"We all know what football is, but at the moment Spurs haven't got anywhere near what the owners want to consider - so there's not a discussion to be had at the moment, because they've not got anywhere near the figure they demand."