Jack Grealish moved from Aston Villa to Man City for £100m and the Villa fans have still not forgiven him for leaving his boyhood club.
The England midfielder was captain of the side, and their star player as they earned promotion from the Championship, back into the Premier League.
Since the move, the Englishman won a treble with City, and picked up three PL titles, justifying that the move was the right for him on from a personal point of view.
However, Villa have also went from strength to strength, and are now playing in the Champions League, and mixing it with the big names on the European stage.
Daily Telegraph Football News Correspondent Matt Law posted an interesting point on Twitter that has caused quite a stir.
The news cycle at the moment is of course focused on the big story surrounding Trent Alexander Arnold and his pending move to Real Madrid.
Like Grealish, Trent had come through the ranks at his home club, but is set to leave for free this summer, meaning that Liverpool will receive nothing, despite selling an asset that could be worth more than £100m.
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"People are free to think and feel what they want but I do think the Trent situation should remind Villa fans who boo Grealish that he could have let his contract run down and left for free or for peanuts.
"But he didn’t, he signed a new deal and left for £100million. That’s been huge in the club’s transformation."
It is a fair point from Law, however, fans are a fickle bunch, and those who felt aggrieved by Grealish's transfer at the time are not ready to forgive.
One fan reposted the tweet saying: "'My city, my club, my home', whilst insisting on a release clause. Enough said."
Another posted: "Grealish would have left for Spurs in 2018 but they offered a Twix and Josh Onomah. He would have left for Man United in 2020, and admittedly he nearly joined them, but they couldn't afford him. This story that he was so loyal to us is a myth. He stayed because he had to."
The AVFC Faithful page posted a response in a similar vein, and the consensus certainly isn't one of sympathy towards their former skipper.
"Tried leaving at every opportunity. Wouldn't sign a new deal without a release clause. But we constantly get told what to think nearly 4/5 years on. Move on, Christ."
It doesn't take a long search on social media to see that Liverpool fans are equally as vexed about Trent's situation, so maybe there is no right way to leave a club after all.
