Jack Grealish: Man City star looks in good spirits as he shows off his new look on luxury holiday in France

Jack Grealish has shown an incredible dedication to the beautiful game of football in the past year, so much so that fans will be happy to know he’s finally able to have a rest. The former Aston Villa skipper’s retreat of choice was the Southern coast of France, from which he has shared a selection of enviable snaps to his 8.4 million Instagram followers.

The Brummie winger appears to have really benefited from the time off, even growing out his beard as part of a new-look. He captioned the post: “Summertime ☀️😇😁🫶🏻”.

Posted on Tuesday evening, the holiday photos have already racked up over 800,000 likes, as well as comments from some of Grealish’s closest friends and most loyal supporters. Oliver Heldens, a world renowned DJ who has mentored Grealish behind the decks, shared some love for the Brummie baller’s down-time, he said: “Love the beard brother! 🧔‍♂️👌 Happy holidays! 🙌✨”. Popular YouTuber, Chunkz, who was brought out on stage at Leeds festival by Stormzy along with Grealish, commented: “You beautiful man 🔥”.

One die-hard Manchester City fan wrote: “Use me as we hate man united button”. Another added: “Bottle king, and we ain’t talking arsenal🍾🥂”.

For some Grealish fans however, the post sparked concern, as he appeared to be apart from his childhood-sweetheart, model Sasha Attwood. The Man City star's long-term other half had been posting snaps from Italy during the time Grealish was seemingly in the South of France. These worries were put to rest later on Wednesday (5 July) as the Boohoo model shared pictures of the luxury hotel she was staying at with the England fan favourite.

The trip comes after Grealish played a role in a whopping 51 games for Manchester City last season. The 27-year-old really came into his own and earned himself a consistent starting role under Pep Guardiola after a slow start in the previous season.

The Solihull-born star was a member of the second ever team to win the treble, and did not hold back on celebrating. Grealish marked the historic occasion with a hilarious three-day-bender that ended with an iconic showing at the Manchester City celebratory bus parade.

His drunken antics were brought to an abrupt end when England boss Gareth Southgate demanded his squad meet at St George’s Park to prepare for two upcoming EURO 2024 qualifying matches.