Former Aston Villa player Gabby Agbonlahor believes Jack Grealish will reject a move to Manchester United in the summer transfer window.
United are keen on a move for the Aston Villa captain this year as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to add a new attacking option to his first-team squad.
MEN Sport understands the 24-year-old midfielder has moved ahead of James Maddison on United's transfer wishlist and is viewed as the more attainable option at the end of the season.
However, Agbonlahor believes Grealish will stay at Villa Park beyond the summer and he has jokingly urged club owners to turn their phones off so they don't entertain the possibility of him leaving.
"I think he will (stay)," Agbonlahor told the Claret & Blue podcast. "I know everyone’s 50/50 but I think he will because the club’s built around him.
"Villa will stay up and the club will be built around him again.
"He’s captain and he’s still posting photos of him at the academy when he started when he was six.
"It’s similar to me, I had chances to leave but, when the club means that much to you, the grass isn’t always greener.
"I think he will stay but I can’t speak for him, it’s his decision.
"If I was the owner of Aston Villa at the moment, I’d just turn my phone off! If a player who’s so crucial to your team - like Jack is to Aston Villa - to get results, I’m not selling him.
"Selling a player of Jack’s calibre's going to cost you much more in the long run. You may get a lot for him but you've got to stay in the Premier League no matter what, that's where the money's at.
"For me, I’m turning my phone off in the summer if I’m the Villa owner and, when the transfer window is over, I’d turn it back on so he can’t move.
"That’s what I’d do. Fingers crossed he stays. It’s down to him."
