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Jack Grealish has already planned his goal celebration should he achieve a lifelong dream of scoring for Aston Villa’s first team.

The talented teenager will pay tribute to his brother Keelan, who passed away aged just nine-months-old.

At the time Grealish was only four himself but Villa’s most promising youngster remembers the heartache that his family suffered.

He admits that he still thinks about his brother every day and if he manages to get off the mark for Villa he will celebrate by paying his respects.

“I like to dedicate my special stuff to him,” Grealish told the Birmingham Mail.

“When I scored in the Next Gen I dedicated my goals to him so hopefully I can do that again in the first team and make him proud.

“I was only young when he died and it was so sad.

“It taught me to enjoy my life, that’s what you have got to do.

“It was a horrible time for my parents but this is where we are now and my aim is just to make them all proud.”

Grealish is a very family-orientated man and he speaks about his parents with the utmost respect.

His mum has clearly brought him up well, as he portrays in his bubbly but polite persona.

Dad, Kevin, also deserves huge praise for the endless time and effort he has put in helping develop his career.

“My mum and dad have supported me since I was a little kid.

“My dad comes to every single game, home, away or abroad. He’s been there since I was a young lad. I appreciate that.

“He’s told me that he’s proud of me. He said what the gaffer said, you have to keep going.

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“He’s been a Villa fan all his life. He watched Villa win the European Cup in Rotterdam live.

“All my family are Villa fans.

‘They’ll come to Villa Park to watch me even if I’m not playing. My mum and dad because they’ve always been there.

“My dad has travelled anywhere to see me. Carlisle, four hours away, he will be there, no doubt. I really appreciate it.”

Grealish who has two sisters and an older brother, 20-year-old Kevan, has been at Villa since he was six.

He was spotted playing with Kevan’s under-8s team Shirley Boys and has progressed massively, signing a four-year deal at Villa Park this month.

“My brother is so supportive of me,” he said.

“When I’m down he will be there, and when I’m doing well he will congratulate me.

“I will never get too ahead of myself with them involved. They will keep me humble.”

Grealish will come into contention for Monday’s trip to QPR. He travelled to Everton with the team last weekend but failed to make the matchday 18 for the first time this term.

Getting a first Premier League start is his next aim but a first-team goal is also on his mind.