Jack Grealish was seen leaving Manchester City headquarters after completing his medical ahead of his record-breaking £100million move from Aston Villa.
The 25-year-old has become one of the most exciting midfielders in English football over the past two seasons and the England international will be confirmed as a City player this week as the most expensive English player of all-time.
Sportsmail revealed on Wednesday that Grealish had started his medical at City's Etihad training ground after the Premier League champions activated a clause in his contract last week.
It is a huge statement of intent from City, who are prepared to break that transfer record again before the end of this month to land Harry Kane from Tottenham.
Jack Grealish was seen leaving Manchester City headquarters after completing his medical
Grealish moves away from boyhood club Aston Villa despite signing a new deal a year ago
Grealish will now get the platform he has craved and many felt he deserved after his cameos for England at Euro 2020. The midfielder was mostly used from the substitutes' bench by Gareth Southgate but was a regular face on the Three Lions' route to the final.
He now joins a superb core of England talent currently in Pep Guardiola's squad, with Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling, John Stones and Kyle Walker all playing at the Etihad Stadium.
Sportsmail revealed in March that City had become favourites to sign Grealish and they have maintained a dogged pursuit. They opened official talks last week and offered the £100m clause figure in full on Friday.
Grealish has only just returned to pre-season training after playing for England at Euro 2020
Grealish returned from holiday in Dubrovnik at the start of this week and remained respectful to his boyhood club by resuming training. He spoke with sporting director Johan Lange and discussed taking the next step up in his career with chief executive Christian Purslow and chairman Nassef Sawiris.
Villa had tried hard to convince Grealish to stay. They had offered him a new deal, barely 11 months after he signed his last, and outlined their ambition to challenge
