Manchester United can forget about signing Jack Grealish, believes Aston Villa boss Dean Smith.
Villa are in the midst of an injury crisis with key players Wesley, Tom Heaton and John McGinn all long-term absentees.
Their saving grace has been Jack Grealish, who has scored six goals and made five assists in the Premier League this season.
Unsurprisingly, the Villa captain has been linked with a move away and the Red Devils are understood to be one of the clubs interested in him.
But Smith was in defiant mood regarding Grealish’s future, saying the 24-year-old is not for sale.
He said: “I’m sure Jack is a big target for many teams and you can see why.
“He’s having his record goalscoring season and is a top player.
“But our owners are very ambitious in establishing us as a top Premier League football club and to do that you have to keep your best players. So we’ll be keeping hold of Jack Grealish.
“People can keep looking but they can’t touch.
“I don’t believe there have been any enquiries and I’m sure if we did they would get a short-shrift reply.
“He’ll still be here at the end of the window without a shadow of a doubt.
“We want to keep our best players and he’s obviously proving he’s one of the best players in the Premier League.”
Grealish was not included in the Villa squad for their FA Cup defeat at Fulham – the Villans playing a slightly weakened team with Premier League survival no doubt their priority.
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They’ve been linked with Chelsea duo Olivier Giroud and Michy Batshuayi ahead of the second half of the 2019/20 campaign.
However, Smith refused to discuss individual targets during the transfer window.