FANS have caught Jack Grealish sneakily trying to lure Jude Bellingham to Manchester City.
The pair know each other from playing together with England and Grealish is trying to make the most of that connection.
Sharp-eyed fans noticed Grealish telling Bellingham to join City on social media.
The pair have a mutual friend, City centre-back Manuel Akanji who joined from Bellingham’s Borussia Dortmund last season.
Under his latest Instagram post Bellingham commented: “He’s changed,” while tagging his Dortmund pal Gio Reyna.
Grealish quickly seized on the midfielder saying: “Come to City xx.”
The winger is a huge fan of Bellingham, describing him as “scary” after he was named man of the match for England in a game against Ivory Coast last year.
He praised the 19-year-old’s technical ability and said he was the best teenager he’s ever seen – and was most impressed by Bellingham’s maturity.
The Birmingham pair appear to get on well and could be a match made in heaven at The Etihad.
But City face a difficult task to lure him to Eastlands as rivals Manchester United are keen on signing the wonderkid.
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It is believed United could soon emerge as frontrunners after throwing their hat in the ring.
Erik ten Hag has “genuine interest” in bringing Bellingham to Old Trafford.
Liverpool are reportedly leading the race currently as Jurgen Klopp plans an overhaul of his midfield.
