Jack Grealish says he ‘hopes’ to get the chance to play under Jose Mourinho after the legendary manager compared him to Luis Figo.

Former Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea boss Mourinho was asked about Grealish ahead of England’s opening Euro 2020 match against Croatia.

‘I don’t like making comparisons, especially with a Golden Ball winner, but Grealish reminds me of my Figo,’ he said.

‘Figo, I had him in different periods in my career but I had him in his last season as a player at Inter Milan and even in his last season he was like, “give me the ball and I will resolve the problems for you”.

‘The way Grealish gets the ball and attacks people, gets fouls, gets penalties, he’s very powerful, I like him very much.’

Responding to Mourinho’s comments, Grealish told talkSPORT: ‘I heard what Jose said, a lot of people sent me that.

‘You try not to listen to too much, whether it’s good or bad. It’s always nice when people are speaking about you, especially someone like Jose Mourinho.

‘He’s done so much in the game, he’s such a popular man in football and he’s not short of football knowledge.

‘Luis Figo is someone who I looked up to when I was a kid. He was an unbelievable player, but the the main thing was it came from Mourinho, who is an unbelievable manager.

‘He’s done unbelievable things in the game. Hopefully one day I could play under him.’

Grealish did not feature in the 1-0 victory over Croatia at Wembley but is expected to have a big role in England’s next group games against Scotland and the Czech Republic.

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‘I’m so desperate just to get on the pitch and prove to people just how good I am,’ Grealish added. ‘These are the type of games that I thrive off.

‘Not even just in this tournament, I’ve made a name for myself [in other big games] during my career. I’m desperate to be involved.

‘But the main thing is the team get the three points and carry on our good start.’

Aston Villa captain Grealish continues to be linked with a move to Manchester United, who have also expressed interest in signing his England teammates Kieran Trippier and Harry Kane.

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