The £100m Struggle! City Move Proving More Difficult Than First Thought For Jack Grealish

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The first £100m Premier League player has confessed to difficulty in adapting to life in his new surroundings but promises to continue working hard to attain his best heights.

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Manchester City summer signing, Jack Grealish hasn’t really got going at the Etihad since his record move from Aston Villa in the summer.

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The 26 year old Birmingham born attacker is in his first season with Manchester City but has performed below expectations that led City into activating such a huge fee to bring in the former Aston Villa captain.

Grealish has scored just two goals and made two assists in the league since arriving at the Etihad and admitted in an interview with SkySports that it has been difficult adapting to his new environment.

I’ve done okay so far,” he said. “I’ve got so much more to give. It’s been so much more difficult than I thought it was going to be. I’m still learning and adapting. I’ve heard some people take a year to adapt here so maybe it will be the same for me. I want to score more and set up more goals next year.”

“It’s crazy because the standards here are so high on and off the pitch. It’s unbelievable and it’s why they have been so successful over the years.’

“Having a £100m price tag means when you are going through a dry patch people ask if you are worth the money – where are his goals, where are his assists? I understand that, but I have to see it as a privilege that the club wanted to spend that much money on me and I hope I can repay them with goals and trophies.”

Grealish made his Champions League debut this season and said playing in the elite European tournament is a lot different from playing in the Premier League.

“Playing in the Champions League is completely different to the Premier League – I had never played in Europe before, and I really wanted to. It’s unbelievable to hear the Champions League anthem, it makes you pinch yourself. It’s one trophy the players here really want to win.”

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The 26 year old has described last summer’s European Championships as the best of his career. The Manchester City attacker was with the English team that lost in the finals to Italy via penalties.

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Describing the final heartache as one of the worst ways to lose a final, Grealish now looks back with fond memories of their campaign at the EUROS.

He said: “Playing for England in the summer was unbelievable. Now it’s gone, I look back on memories and photos and videos and I realise just how special it was. It was such a shame to lose on penalties, it is one of the worst ways to lose. Looking back it was definitely the best summer of my life. It was special for the country and the players and our families. It was a shame we couldn’t go all the way, but it makes us more motivated to go all the way in the World Cup next year.”

“Of course, we can win the World Cup. I’m not going to sit here and say we are going to win it. We’ve definitely got a good chance and the way we played in the Euros gives us belief that we can win the World Cup.

“I came here to City to try and win trophies. That’s what you look at when your career ends – trophies and medals. Losing out with England has made me want to win trophies with City even more. We are playing some brilliant football at the moment and we are giving ourselves a really good chance of going on and winning a few trophies. That’s why I came here.”

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