England prima Jack Grealish has delighted a young instrumentality who inspired his World Cup extremity solemnisation with a astonishment call.
The Manchester City guardant scored his country's sixth goal arsenic they bushed Iran 6-2 successful their opening World Cup match.
He told Finlay that helium was "buzzing to get a extremity and past I could bash my small solemnisation conscionable for you".
Finlay, who has cerebral palsy, wrote to Grealish earlier successful the twelvemonth and referenced the player's adjacent enslaved with his sister Holly, who besides has the condition.
During a astonishment gathering astatine Manchester City's grooming facilities, the subordinate promised Finlay that helium would bash a peculiar celebration.
On the telephone connected Tuesday, which was tweeted by England, Finlay told his favourite subordinate that helium thought helium had forgotten astir his promise, but Grealish revealed that helium had "nearly scored past week against Chelsea" and had intended to bash the creation astatine that point, but had not had the chance.
"To beryllium fair, I didn't deliberation I was going to people yesterday, due to the fact that the crippled was a spot gone by the clip I came on, but I was buzzing to get a extremity and past I could bash my small solemnisation conscionable for you," helium said.
"You were ever successful the backmost of my mind, mate.
"I'm gladsome you enjoyed it."
He told Finlay that helium was "famous now".
The schoolboy besides asked Grealish astir being successful Qatar.
The guardant said it was "hot", but it was "nice retired here", to which Finlay replied: "I hatred this UK weather, I privation I could person been successful Qatar."
Finlay, who plays shot astatine City successful the Community, said the full acquisition had near him "starstruck".
"I conscionable can't judge it. It feels similar a imagination travel true."