Jack Grealish reveals what job he’d be doing if he wasn’t a footballer, and it’s got everyone loving him even more during the Euros.
Forget being a plasterer like his dad, the Aston Villa player has instead stated that he would be a club promoter in Tenerife or Ibiza and celebrating with fans abroad right now.
The England star player hilariously admitted that he couldn’t be like his old man, and brilliantly said that he’d be travelling everywhere with his mates to watch the Three Lions.
You can just imagine it 😂 pic.twitter.com/dWQHuTJi16
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) July 2, 2021
Jack Grealish reveals to The Guardian what job he’d be doing if he wasn’t a footballer: “If I wasn’t a footballer and I was just with my mates, I would just be doing what they’re doing.
“I’d be travelling everywhere watching England, being in pubs and stuff. I think I’d be at BoxPark. I’ve seen a few videos of that and it looked unreal.
“I’m just a normal kid and, as I’ve grown up [in football], that’s probably one of the hardest things.
“I speak to my family about it all the time because when I go out and do stuff and I look at what my friends are doing… I’d love to be like that sometimes and just go and do stuff.
“Of course, I’ve made mistakes. When I first came on the scene, no one knew me and I could do anything I wanted to and then, playing in the FA Cup semi-final and final for Villa [as a 19-year-old in 2015]… everyone knew who I was.
“It was difficult to deal with but I have matured so much. Deep down, I am still the same Jack. I will never not be that person.”
Asked what line of professional he would have gone down if football hadn’t worked out, he replied: “I couldn’t be a plasterer.”
The 25-year-old added: “I’d be a club promoter. Tenerife or Ibiza. I would be getting everyone into the club.”
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Grealish has made an appearance in England’s first two group matches, before starring against Czech Republic – creating his side’s only goal of the game.
He was placed on the bench against Germany, but made an instant impact when he came off and superbly set up Harry Kane in their 2-0 win at Wembley Stadium.
Jack Grealish, who was really late for his media interview this week added: “Yeah, every day, I have my afternoon nap… I ain’t the same man without it.
“I’m loving it,” Grealish says on international duty. “It makes me so happy and proud when I hear the crowd singing my name. It could be too much pressure for some people but I just want to repay that. I always try and play with a smile on my face because I’m doing what I love.
“It’s nice when Villa fans are calling for you but you kind of expect it because you are one of them. When it’s England fans, it’s different. I get booed every single week by these fans. When I speak to my mum and dad, they think that it’s so nice people are not going: ‘Ah, if he was at Villa, we’d boo him every week.’ They are giving me that support and doing it for the whole team.”
Grealish talked about the togetherness that Gareth Southgate has brought into the England squad; and how club rivalries are left at the door. “I didn’t think I would ever be hugging an ex-Blues player in Jude [Bellingham],” Grealish says.
“Plenty of cuddles,” Grealish says on how Southgate shows love. “Nah, he’s been perfect with me. I see some stuff sometimes about me and Gareth but we have a great relationship. He does with all the players. He’s a brilliant man-manager.
“You have got six players that play either side of Harry [Kane] that, in reality, could play for most clubs in the world. Myself, Jadon [Sancho], Marcus [Rashford], Raheem, Phil Foden and Bukayo [Saka]. It’s scary how good us six are. That’s not being big-headed or nothing. That is just the truth.
“He can’t play all six of us but one thing he’s done really well is make people think that they are still involved. He still speaks to everyone on a daily basis.”
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Interviewer: “What’d you reckon you’d be doing if you weren’t a footballer?”@JackGrealish: “Club Promoter”He’s claret and blue, through and through 🤩#𝔸𝕍𝔽ℂ #𝕌𝕋𝕍 @jmcginn7 https://t.co/NHxPDH2XXq
— 𝔸𝕍𝔽ℂ 𝕁𝕁ℂ 🏴 (@AVFCJJC) April 1, 2021
@MarielStoll: I would 100% go to any club he asked me to go to tbh
@j0nnyb0y: This guy is a joy as he is just a normal, unaffected bloke enjoying the best moments in his career, so far, with his mates. Interviews really well as well. Top lad @JackGrealish
@FrancisUTD_: At least he’s honest 😂😂
@gmitchhhhhh: I don’t think I could love this man anymore
@BenABrittain: I love him.
@andy_martin523: I knew Jack was my kinda guy.
@davidhey1804: @JackGrealish never liked u in the past after u threw a shot at me when I was working behind the bar in a club in tenerife (Rags), but if u bring it home I will forgive you 🤣
@adamhall0305: 🤣 yeah he’d be sick at it
@CharltonJay1973: Jack loves Tenerife remember when he was laying in a kerb with a kebab in hand in Veronica’s one night 😂😂😂
@ClarkBassett: ‘I’d be a club promoter in Tenerife’ Hahahaha. Love how poorly these lot have been media trained. Makes for such good content anytime any one of them does an interview
@SchikySzn: @Akshay__1509 Grealish is the type of lad we’d see at Tiger or Ories. No cap
@Akshay__1509: Need to drink with Grealish 😭🤣👍🏿
@benrobinson97: Impossible not to love the man
@kevkeywba: I suppose handing out flyers in the street is technically a “club promoter”
@JPMelly1: Can Brits still work in Tenerife after Brexit? Oh I forgot, Jack’s Okay, he’s got an Irish passport.
@LFCAnfieldRd: His Irish passport would come in handy after Brexit, Jack can fulfill his dream of working in Tenerife hassle free without a visa
https://t.co/Wt27LFJDpW pic.twitter.com/LOrHltZd0Z
— Levi (@PPVLevi) July 2, 2021
Him and Ben White https://t.co/aU9EaC1kUP pic.twitter.com/3oOupHZlHc
— M|K (@m9knight) July 2, 2021
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