Aston Villa face a financial backlash from the coronavirus pandemic if they enter transfer negotiations with Manchester United to sell their talisman Jack Grealish this summer, according to an expert.
According to University of Liverpool senior teacher and football finance expert Kieran Maguire, Villa's owners may have to accept that Grealish's market value has dipped due to the market forces beyond their control.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is determined to revamp his midfield this summer, with the Norwegian targeting both Leicester star James Maddison and Grealish, with Paul Pogba likely to leave.
Despite Villa's relegation worries, Grealish was having an excellent season and had racked up nine goals and eight assists by the time