Bruce: 'Grealish looks every penny a £30m footballer'

Tottenham were heavily linked with the midfielder, having at least one bid turned down by Steve Bruce's side. 

"He is a natural and he draws a foul because he beats you," said Bruce.

"And how good is that, we don't see it very often. But they have to protect him.

"He reproduced the form that he produced last year that made him into a £30m footballer and he looked it today, every penny a £30m footballer. For me, he was head and shoulders above anyone else on the pitch. That's how good he was.

"It's been a difficult summer for everybody, but the new owners breathed life into everybody and took away the doom and gloom."