Tottenham asked to buy Jack Grealish, Man City "green lighted" strange deal

(NLDO) – After James Maddison's serious injury during the North American tour, Tottenham immediately sent an offer to recruit Jack Grealish to Man City.

This is a deal that is considered to open up great opportunities for all three sides: Jack Grealish, Tottenham and Man City. According to British media, Tottenham has accelerated the process of approaching Jack Grealish after "conductor" James Maddison suffered a serious knee injury in a friendly match against Newcastle last weekend.

Tottenham "missing" attacking midfielder and opportunity for Jack Grealish

James Maddison is likely to have ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), meaning he could miss the entire 2025-2026 season.

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In the face of an emergency, manager Thomas Frank is forced to look for a quality replacement in central midfield and Jack Grealish has become the top target. The 29-year-old English winger is no longer in Pep Guardiola's long-term plans at Man City and has the opportunity to revive his career if he moves to Tottenham Stadium.

Jack Grealish is no longer in coach Pep Guardiola's plans

Grealish joined Man City from Aston Villa in 2021 for a record fee of £100 million, but has never really established himself at the Etihad Stadium. Last season, he had just 1 goal and 1 assist in 20 Premier League games. He was not even named in Man City's list of participants in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Tottenham are not the only team interested in Grealish. Everton are also closely monitoring the situation of the star born in 1995.

To date, he has directly contributed to 40 goals for Man City after 157 matches in all competitions (17 goals and 23 assists).

This image was rarely seen on Jack Grealish last season.

With Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both suffering knee injuries, Tottenham are seriously short of midfield talent. While the likes of Lucas Bergvall and Mohammed Kudus can play in this position, Spurs' immediate interest in Grealish shows that manager Thomas Frank wants a top-class option capable of leading the way from the start of the season.

Grealish has played primarily on the left flank but is no stranger to the central attacking midfield role, where he can maximise his dribbling and creativity. The departure of Son Heung-min and the loan of young talent Mikey Moore have further reduced Spurs' attack depth.

If they successfully recruit Grealish, Tottenham will have another important option for their campaign to conquer the Champions League next season.

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As for Man City, they still have a squad of talented players like Jeremy Doku, Savinho, Oscar Bobb, Phil Foden and Rayan Cherki, enough to ensure the strength of the attack even if Grealish leaves.

Coach Pep Guardiola always insists that he and Grealish do not have any personal problems, it's just that the England international does not have much playing time because he cannot compete fairly with players in the same position like Jeremy Doku or Savinho.

Bayern Munich and Napoli have been linked with Grealish but the £100m midfielder is keen to stay in the Premier League for the 2025-26 season.

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