Aston Villa star Jack Grealish likely to leave club due to Financial Fair Play- Steve Bruce

Jack Grealish

Aston Villa will probably have to sell several of their best players, including midfielder Jack Grealish, to meet Financial Fair Play regulations, manager Steve Bruce has said.

Villa, who missed out on a lucrative return to the Premier League when they lost in the playoff final, have no choice but to sell prized assets.

Villa must raise £40 million to comply with FFP rules after last season's failure to secure promotion from the second tier. "Inevitably that is going to be player sales.

There are going to be people that I do not want to sell -- and the obvious one is Jack [Grealish] -- but people will know that we have got financial problems and they'll sit and wait, and wait, till Deadline Day [Aug. 9] possibly