The man currently covering every major sports media page is Aston Villa’s star man Jack Grealish.

Grealish, following a long injury spell where Villa had won just two of their 13 games without him, has since gone on to captain his boyhood club for the last two games scoring in both.

This weekend saw Aston Villa take on Birmingham City, a game which for many displayed very clearly why the 23-year-old Grealish is captaining his beloved claret and blue.

Very early into the game, ‘Super Jack’ was attacked by a Birmingham fan from behind receiving a punch to the side of the head, despite this, he held his temper and lead Villa to a 1-0 win over their rivals, scoring the decisive goal before he was attacked by a steward while celebrating.

Grealish joined Aston Villa at the age of six, and made his debut for the club in May 2014, following a loan at Notts County. Eligible to represent either England or Republic of Ireland internationally, Grealish was capped by the Republic of Ireland up to Under 21 level, before confirming his decision to play for England in April 2016, a very similar situation to Declan Rice in recent times.

This season has been a mixed one for Jack Grealish, appearing on 23 occasions, scoring four goals and assisting four.

Despite missing roughly three months with an undisclosed shin injury, Grealish has still shown the quality he possesses and following the previous transfer window where he was intensely pursued by Spurs, expect the young Englishman to be linked with the Premier League big boys, especially if Villa miss out on promotion again.