Jack Grealish has been told to leave Manchester City for a new chapter with Tottenham, as a summer transfer is considered 'nailed on'. The 29-year-old winger has struggled this season at the Etihad Stadium, having not managed to find the back of the net in any Premier League matches.
His lacklustre performances resulted in him being excluded from Thomas Tuchel's first squad selection as England manager, amid stiff competition for the wide forward spots. Grealish's campaign was hampered by early-season injuries, but even when fit, he has only started three games since the turn of the year and those were all in the FA Cup.
Despite having two-and-a-half years remaining on his contract, the ex-Aston Villa skipper is being hotly tipped for a departure come the end of the season. Ex-Watford frontman Troy Deeney sees Spurs as a potential match for Grealish.
"I think it's nailed on that he's going to leave now," Deeney told talkSPORT. "I've said this before, I think Pep Guardiola's one of the best coaches we've ever seen. But I don't think he's handled the Jack Grealish slash Kevin De Bruyne situation well this year at all. I think he's left them in the cold."
Deeney suggested that a move to Spurs could offer Grealish the consistent game time he craves: "He will have to leave and I don't think he wont be short of suitors but I think now it's a massive situation for him.
"He may have to lower his expectations in terms of wages and where he's playing but you could definitely see him going to somewhere like Spurs playing week in, week out and trying to move them up but for Jack it's about staying fit and playing consistently."
Tottenham had previously expressed interest in signing Grealish in 2018, following Villa's failure to secure promotion back to the Premier League. However, Spurs' offer of £25million was rejected, and they were unwilling to meet Villa's asking price of £40million.
Three years later, after Grealish impressed with Villa in the top division, Manchester City invested a record £100million to lure him away from his childhood club. Although he has claimed six trophies during his time at Manchester, he has yet to live up to his price tag and was left out of the England squad for Euro 2024 last summer.