Jack Grealish has donated £2,000 to help former Aston Villa and Arsenal youngster, Lewis Kinsella, after the player picked up a serious injury.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Jack Grealish of Aston Villa runs with the ball during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Sheffield United at Villa Park on September 21, 2020 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 21: Jack Grealish of Aston Villa runs with the ball during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Sheffield United at Villa Park on September 21, 2020 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

The 26-year-old left-back ruptured his MCL against Ebbsfleet United earlier in September and requires surgery, something that will be a struggle for his non-league side to afford.

As a result, Jack Grealish has stepped up to help out.

“It has been a horrendous time for non-league clubs,” Kinsella wrote. “I would like to do as much as I can to help the club financially as they have done for me over the last 3 years!

“The donations would make a huge difference not only to the clubs finances but allowing me to see the best people to get this knee fixed once and for all.”

His target is £10,000.

Kinsella played for Arsenal’s youth ranks for eight years between 2003 and 2011 before moving on to Aston Villa where he spent five years and made the first-team matchday squad a few times.

After being released from Villa, Kinsella headed to Colchester United on a free.

They loaned him to Aldershot, who signed him permanently, again on another free, in 2018.