Jack Grealish is at a bit of a crossroads in his career right now.
The Manchester City ace hasn’t lived up to that £100m pricetag at The Etihad, and there are murmurs that Grealish could soon be on the move.
Aston Villa were linked with Grealish in the summer, while Tottenham have recently been linked with the winger.
Speaking on TalkSPORT, Troy Deeney has been discussing Grealish’s next career move, and he’s analysed the winger’s options.
Deeney ran down a whole host of Premier League clubs, sharing his verdict on how Grealish would do in each of these teams, and he made an interesting claim about Tottenham.
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Jack Grealish would walk into Tottenham’s team
Deeney made an interesting claim about Grealish and Spurs.
The pundit says that he doesn’t want Grealish to re-join Aston Villa due to the fact he’s a Birmingham City fan and that move would improve Villa as a side.
Meanwhile, he says that Grealish would walk into the Spurs team in three different positions, while he says that the Man City ace wouldn’t fit in well at Arsenal or Liverpool.
“I don’t want him to go back to Villa. Selfishly with my Blues head on I don’t want Villa to get good again, and genuinely for him, when you go back there’s that expectation that you’re going to be the person you were when you left.
“A fresh start would be great for him where he’s the main man again, where people want to get him the ball.
“Spurs, he walks into that team in every position, easily, whether that’s a winger, a 10 or an eight. Arsenal, no I don’t think he works for Arsenal, who else?
“Liverpool, no he doesn’t work for Liverpool. He won’t go to Manchester United but he’s better than what they have. Who else? Newcastle, easy. There are loads of teams, anyone outside of that top four. I’d argue he’d do well at Chelsea, but they have about 75 wingers.”
“If he went to Newcastle it would be considered a step down, but it’s a massive club with a massive fanbase.”
How Tottenham could look with Jack Grealish
It is interesting to ponder how Spurs could look if they signed Grealish.
Grealish is a ‘magnificent’ player at his best, and if he can rediscover his top form, he’d be a star for any side.
Tottenham actually came close to signing Grealish a few years ago, but the deal fell through at the last minute.
As Deeney says, Grealish could play multiple positions for Tottenham, and the Spurs team could look very interesting with Grealish in the side.
In this team, Grealish replaces Heung-Min Son down the left side.
Son has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia recently, and his contract is up next year.
David Pleat says it may be time for Son to leave Tottenham, and if he does, Grealish could replace him to create a fluid trio of attack-minded creators who can interchange alongside James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski.
In this team, as Deeney says, Grealish operates more as a midfield player, and Son stays at Spurs with Dejan Kulusevski returning to his right wing berth.
If this was the direction Ange Postecoglou wanted to go, he’d probably need to add more steel in that holding midfield spot instead of Yves Bissouma.
In this team, Grealish plays as the lone number 10 in the way Dejan Kulusevski has operated at times in recent weeks, and that is an interesting proposition too.
Grealish played some of his best football at Aston Villa in this role, and perhaps that’s where he should play for his next club, be that Tottenham or another team.
Grealish to Spurs is certainly an interesting idea, and, as Deeney says, this may be a wise move for all parties.
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