- The Aston Villa captain played with battered and torn Nike boots during the play-off final against Derby
- The 23-year-old revealed his boots were lucky after Aston Villa's return to the Premier League
Jack Grealish believes his battered boots are his ‘lucky’ charm after Aston Villa won the Champions play-off final against Derby to gain promotion back to the Premier League.
The Nike-Hypervenom Phantom IIIs is currently valued at about £240 for a new pair, but Grealish’s old boots had seen better days as most of the outer layer was missing.
Speaking with Sky Sports moments after a decent show in the final, the 23-year-old captain revealed he fell in love with the boots back in March after recovering from an injury setback.
“Well I came back from injury and obviously these were like this one [showing his less-battered right boot].“They were brand new and then I got a few goals, a few assists and I thought these are now my lucky boots so I’ve had to keep them.”Grealish will no doubt be looking for a new pair of boots when the new Premier League season kicks-off after goals from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn sealed Villa’s victory over Derby.
Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported that Villa are back in the Premier League for the first time since 2016 following their 2-1 win over Derby County.
Anwar El-Ghazi opened scoring for Villa in the 44th minute after he received a superb assist from Ahmed Elmohamady.
Dean Smith's men doubled their lead 14 minutes into the second half through a header from John McGinn.
The 24-year-old benefited from a howler done by the Rams' goalkeeper to ensure they put themselves at a comfortable position in the game.
Source: Tuko.co.ke
