Jack Grealish Recalls His Dad Giving Man United A Fake Name After They Scouted Him As A Kid

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🗣 'Then I got scouted by other teams like Man United. When they came up to my dad, he’d have to give a fake name!' Grealish caught the attention of the United scouts as a youngster but has revealed exactly why his Dad had to lie about his name... 😅

aged seven before officially joining the club's under-10s team three years later. Despite representing Villa at youth level, he still played for Sunday League team Highgate United. He impressed during a tournament, scoring all four goals in a 4-0 win - with his performances attracting the scouts of Man United, West Brom and Birmingham City.

And when the scouts would ask his dad about him, he'd have to give them a fake name due to his Villa contract. ​ magazine, the 26-year-old revealed:​​"You’re not actually meant to go back and play with your old team, but they were doing a little tour down in Devon and we played against some team in the group stages. We won 4-0 and I scored all four.He added:"Then I got scouted by other teams like Man United, West Brom and Birmingham City.

 

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All worked out in the end he now gets to sit pitch side to watch city. Dream big

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