Jack Grealish took to Twitter yesterday morning to express his disappointment at the club not securing promotion to the Premier League.
Our no.10 was a shining light in the 1-0 defeat to Fulham, but he said all the players were feeling as “devastated” as the fans are:
Devastated as much as you guys are. We live and we learn. #AVFC ❤️💙⚽️ pic.twitter.com/KozlHYfqtj
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) May 27, 2018
On Twitter, many supporters were imploring for the 22-year-old to stay at Villa Park:
Stick by us, and it'll payoff, for the club, and yourself.
— Heart Of The Holte (@HeartOfTheHolte) 27 May 2018
We’re Aston Villa, Jack. We will be back. And I can speak for us all by saying we want you to stay.
— VillaTim (@villatim80) 27 May 2018
We all gutted, but we dust down and go again …… stay and help us get there….. UTV
— Slaneyavfc Lille❤SKS (@paulslaney13) 27 May 2018
Cheer us up Jack by saying you'll stay next season mate please don't leave us ????
— The Religion – AVFC (@AVFC_Religion) 27 May 2018
Don’t get me wrong, I’d love @JackGrealish1 to come out and commit his future to Villa. But you couldn’t blame him if he decided to move on… UTV #stayJack
— Phil Curley (@Phi1Curley) 27 May 2018
I’d ideally like to keep hold of most of the squad, but Bruce has to make Jack his first priority… I do hope @JackGrealish1 love for Villa will keep him at our club UTV
— Phil Curley (@Phi1Curley) 27 May 2018
— sad (@Grealxsh) 27 May 2018
Please stay bro pic.twitter.com/i83GVvKGbt
— Ryan Norman (@Ryan_n91) 27 May 2018
Wouldn’t blame you if you moved on. I’d wish you all the luck in the world. 1 more year though? What you saying Jacko? Win us that league next season ???????????????????????? UTV
— Andrew Ford (@Fordy116) 27 May 2018
Hope you stick with us Jack ????
— Kaye (@kaye5814) 27 May 2018
You smashed it jack, give us one more season to get up if not I’ll drive you to whatever club you want to play for. ????????
— ben Jnr26 (@Ben_Jnr_) 27 May 2018
Thanks for giving us hope. If that was your last game in a Villa shirt. All the best in the future.
— Stuart Young (@avstu) 27 May 2018
Give it one more year son. UTV
— Stuart Reed (@stureed1982) 27 May 2018
Verdict:
Pressures of Financial Fair Play mean the club will have to make some very tough decisions on the playing squad this summer. We may have to sell at least one prized asset, and with Jack being the most valuable, the Birmingham Mail suggest that the midfielder could depart.
Let’s pray it doesn’t come to that, but we should be in no doubt that this squad will be broken up over the next few months. Loan players Lewis Grabban, Robert Snodgrass, Sam Johnstone and Josh Onomah will return to their parent clubs, while the likes of John Terry and Alan Hutton could leave when their contracts expire.
