Jack Grealish: Aston Villa star says he is ‘deeply embarrassed’
Manchester United still want to sign Jack Grealish this summer, despite Aston Villa taking disciplinary action against him for breaching self-isolation rules to go partying. That's according to the Daily Mail.
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He said: “Hi everybody, just want to do a quick video message just to say how deeply embarrassed I am by what has happened this weekend.
“I know it is a tough time for everyone at the moment, being locked indoors for so long, and I obviously got a call off a friend asking to go round to his and I stupidly agreed to do so.
“I don’t want anyone to make the same mistake as I did so I obviously urge everyone to stay at home and follow the rules and the guidelines of what we’ve been asked to do.
“I know for a fact that I will be doing that in the near future now and like I said I urge everyone to do the same.
Jack Grealish is believed to be close to joining Man Utd (Image: GETTY)
“I hope everyone can accept my apology and we can move on from this and hopefully in the near future we can all be out enjoying ourselves again once this has all boiled over.”
In their statement, Villa expressed their disappointment in their club captain.
"Aston Villa is deeply disappointed that one of our players ignored the Government’s guidance on staying at home during the Coronavirus crisis," the statement read.
"Club Captain Jack Grealish has accepted that his decision to leave his house was wrong and entirely unnecessary. It breached the government guidelines which are clear and should be adhered to by everybody.
"The player will be disciplined and fined with the proceeds donated to The University Hospitals Charity in Birmingham."