Aston Villa ace to miss start of season: Three alternatives Bruce must choose from v Hull

Thu 3 August 2017 7:07, UK

COMMENT By Will Butcher

Jack Grealish has revealed that he will miss the start of Aston Villa’s 2017-18 campaign due to a kidney injury, and now Steve Bruce must consider his options in the final third.

The BBC reported that the 21-year-old playmaker is now set to be sidelined for three months after suffering the injury in the first half of a pre-season friendly against Watford.

The Villa academy product then posted on his personal Twitter account on Wednesday that he was “devastated” to be sidelined but could not “wait to be back on the pitch”.

Devastated to be missing the start of the season with a injury to my kidney. I can't wait to be back on the pitch wearing this shirt #10 pic.twitter.com/QeEvNYKO6z
— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish1) August 2, 2017

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However, Grealish’s absence leaves Bruce with a huge decision to make in the final third ahead of Saturday evening’s opener against one of his former sides Hull City.

Football Insider ranks the three options that can fill the void left by Grealish with the stand-out candidate someone who has not always found favour under the current manager: