Jack Grealish is set to sign a new contract with Aston Villa this week, as the pressure builds on manager Steve Bruce.

Grealish is close to agreeing an improved deal which will more than double his current £20,000 a week salary and official confirmation is expected in the next few days.

Tottenham Hotspur failed in their pursuit of the 23-year-old in the summer transfer window, proposing an offer of £25million, but Villa's new owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens were adamant he was not for sale.

Christian Purslow, the club's new chief executive, has made Grealish's future his priority and Villa are confident of putting the finishing touches to the contract this week.

Grealish's current deal did run out at the end of next season but the new terms are a reward for his emergence as one of the best players outside the Premier League. Gareth Southgate’s No 2 with England, Steve Holland, watched Grealish in Villa’s win over Rotherham on Tuesday.