Arsenal have been urged to make a move for Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish this summer.
City are open to selling Grealish after he fell out of favour with Pep Guardiola last season.
Grealish, who has been omitted from City’s Club World Cup squad this summer, started just seven games in the Premier League last season and was left on the bench for the 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final.
City have had no takers for Grealish after setting a £40 million asking price but Colin Hendry, who won the Premier League title with Blackburn Rovers in 1995, believes Arsenal should be in the running for the 29-year-old.
‘It looks like Jack’s City days are numbered,’ Hendry told Coin Poker.
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‘He’s been left out of the Club World Cup squad and he didn’t play nearly enough football last season. It’s going to be a big summer for him and he’s got some big decisions to make, possibly the biggest decision of his career in terms of making sure that whichever club he decides to join next season, it’s the right one for him.
‘Jack is a player that I’ve followed for a long time. When I was working as the Blackburn academy coach, we played Villa and he was the best player on the pitch by miles. I’ve kind of been following him since, and he’s gone and had an unbelievable career.
‘I think he’s unfairly treated sometimes. People have ideas about him that I don’t think are true.
‘You can’t win what he has done and have the career he’s had – getting the £100m move to City – winning the treble, without having something about you. He’s been a scapegoat sometimes.
‘He’s an excellent footballer and now he has a decision to make. It’s a great position for him to be in because he leave’s City with a shed-load of medals and the opportunity to go and show everyone who he is as a player. He absolutely must pick the right club that will allow him to express himself.
‘I want to see him go and prove people wrong, even though he doesn’t really have anything to prove to anyone.
‘Whether that is in the Premier League, with say a return to Aston Villa, or somewhere on the continent.
‘Whoever gets him will be getting an unbelievable player. I actually think he could be a good addition for a team like Arsenal because they’re in need of a bit more creativity.’
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