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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react as Jack Grealish’s agent speaks out"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-fans-react-as-jack-grealishs-agent-speaks-out/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-05-07T14:35:03Z"
modified: "2021-05-07T14:35:03Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react as Jack Grealish’s agent speaks out

**Plenty of Aston Villa fans have been sharing their concern after Jack Grealish’s agent spoke out regarding the midfielder’s future.**

The 25-year-old has been heavily [linked](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9375891/Manchester-City-favourites-land-100m-rated-Jack-Grealish-summer.html) with a Villa Park exit in recent months, with Manchester City thought to be after his signature this summer.

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Grealish only signed a [new five-year deal with the club back in September](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/Grealish-signs-new-five-year-contract/), but it seems as if City will [launch a big-money bid for the attacking midfielder, should they win the Champions League](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-major-update-on-man-city-bid-to-sign-grealish-from-aston-villa/) later this month.

Speculation appears to be growing ahead of the upcoming transfer window, and Grealish’s agent, Jonathan Barnett, addressed the player’s future.

Talking to [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12298268/gareth-bale-has-faced-tough-ride-at-tottenham-says-agent-jonathan-barnett), Barnett admitted the midfielder loves the club, however, he added in a dreaded ‘but’, claiming they will have to wait and see how things pan out over the summer.

> “He loves Villa but I think we just have to wait and see how things pan out. At the moment he is a Villa player and he has no thoughts about anything else.”

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### Villa fans react

Those comments were shared on Twitter by [@villareport](https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1390369780398497797) on Thursday evening.

Their post received plenty of interaction, with these Villa supporters sharing their concern at Barnett’s future comments.

**“that “but” had me shook”**

[Credit: @compsavfc\_](https://twitter.com/compsavfc_/status/1390373431900884992)

**“oh no”**

[Credit: @tiwari0216](https://twitter.com/tiwari0216/status/1390370077258702848)

**“Inevitable he’ll go at some point if he’s got any ambition. I would! He’s looking at his mates Foden and Mount thinking I WANT A BIT OF THAT “**

[Credit: @chippaper](https://twitter.com/chippaper/status/1390390473152466946)

**“Yeah he’s off”**

[Credit: @MBlackmore1874](https://twitter.com/MBlackmore1874/status/1390423911716818955)

**“The dreaded but.”**

[Credit: @AJWise](https://twitter.com/AJWise/status/1390378238753611778)

**“What?”**

[Credit: @smudgersmith\_\_](https://twitter.com/smudgersmith__/status/1390370141096062976)

***In other news: Major Carney Chukwuemeka development emerges, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-carney-chukwuemeka-wants-to-leave/).***