Jack Grealish sale could help Aston Villa avoid financial fa

If Aston Villa are to avoid becoming the first Premier League club to fall foul of financial fair play regulations, they'll need to raise millions from player sales or slashes in wages before the summer, according to the Mail. And if there's one player whose sale could offer some financial reprieve, it's Jack Grealish. The report suggests that had Villa not sold Villa Park and land near their Bodymoor Heath training ground, that the club would've breached the EFL's profit and sustainability rules -- and that was before they spent £90 million following their promotion, without banking any significant funds through sales w88 casino .

Grealish is said to have a buyout clause of £45m in the contract he signed in September 2018. The 24-year-old was the subject of prolonged interest from Tottenham in the summer before signing his new deal; regardless of whether Spurs maintain and interest in the Villa captain, there will undoubtedly be a market for the most fouled player in the Premier League this season.



Aston Villa won't be forced into sales in January, so potential sales of Grealish or anyone else aren't imminent, but the books will need to be balanced by the summer, leaving the Midlands club needing to get their affairs in order in the months to come w88 mobile .

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08.00 GMT: Liverpool have confirmed the signing of FC Salzburg forward Takumi Minamino.

Minamino will officially join for £7.25mwhen the January transfer window opens on Jan. 1. His debut for the Premier League leaders could come against Everton in the FA Cup on Jan 5.

Sources told ESPN how Liverpool beat Premier League rivals Manchester United to the Japan international's signature by triggering the 24-year-old's release clause following their Champions League victory against Salzburg last Tuesday.

And with the Austrian Bundesliga having closed down for its winter break, Minamino completed his medical at Liverpool on Wednesday ahead of the move.

Leroy Sane is keen to return to Germany and has reportedly told Manchester City officials that he'd like to leave in January, Bild reports.

The German newspaper writes that Bayern Munich is Sane's favoured destination, and that the Bavarians are expected to reignite their interest after failing to land the winger in the summer as a result of the serious knee injury Sane sustained in August w88thais.com .

The 23-year-old last played in the Bundesliga with Schalke before he moved to Manchester in 2016, and would favour a return to Germany if it meant first-team football and an improved chance of being part of the Germany first team at next summer's Euros.

City boss Pep Guardiola is hoping to have his man back for the end-of-season run-in, with Sane expected to return to fitness in February, although he may not get the chance if the winger gets the move he reportedly seeks.