Grealish hails Man City teammate De Bruyne as best behind Messi, Ronaldo | OneFootball

Jack Grealish has hailed his new Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne as the best player in the world behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Grealish will now play alongside De Bruyne after sealing a £100m transfer from Aston Villa.

"I have spoken about him a good few times. I have always said that apart from Ronaldo and Messi I think he is the best in the world," Grealish said.

"I think he has got absolutely everything. He is another one where I don't think people give him credit for how fast he is.

"He normally knocks the ball by defenders, his final ball is obviously unbelievable. That is something that, in the season before I got six assists and I sat down with the manager and I was watching clips of Kevin De Bruyne at Villa. I said that this is what I want to do, I want my end ball to be like his and that is something I practiced on.

"Then, last season I ended up getting 10 assists in 25 or 26 games which is a good return. That is what I based it off, the way he plays and the way he always finds that perfect final ball.

"I have never played alongside him, I have played against him a few times, got his shirt, but he is one that I cannot wait to play alongside."