Jack Grealish remains a dream signing for many Arsenal fans this summer.
The Aston Villa playmaker, who in previous transfer windows would have cost £100million according to the Telegraph, was impressive during England’s 1-0 win over the Czech Republic on Tuesday night.
Amid all the clamour for Grealish to finally start a game at the tournament, he has certainly given Gareth Southgate something to think about in terms of team selection for the round of 16 clash next week.
But for some Arsenal fans, they were left even more convinced that manager Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu should make a move for the attacking midfielder this summer.
Judging by the response on social media, a number of supporters are dreaming of an attacking midfield trio that features Grealish, Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe behind the centre-forward next season.
This is largely based on how Grealish and Saka combined for the Three Lions at Wembley Stadium.
And whilst there is little chance of the 25-year-old swapping Villa Park for the Emirates Stadium during the summer transfer window, he made a rather exciting prediction about Saka following the Gunners wonderkid’s performance against the Czechs.
“It is no surprise to us,” Grealish said, as per the Independent. “He has been training brilliantly, he was brilliant in training (on Monday) so it was no surprise that he ended up starting the game.
“He is fearless, he is still young. He is obviously a great, great talent, a great player and also he is actually a lovely, lovely kid as well.
The summer window is officially open, and it’s going to be tough to keep up with the comings and goings in and out of the Emirates.
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“He is such a nice, down-to-earth kid. He is so liked in the changing room by everyone, by the coaching staff.
“He is just one of those kids you can tell has come from a lovely background.
“He is a lovely lad and he has got the world at his feet.”