Tottenham Hotspur are now lacking in creativity after losing James Maddison to injury.
Maddison suffered a ‘brutal’ injury against Newcastle United, and the midfielder is now likely to be sidelined for quite some time.
Thomas Frank is already without Dejan Kulusevski, and after Spurs missed out on Morgan Gibbs-White, the Dane has been left short in the number ten department.
Tottenham’s transfer plans could well change following the 28-year-old’s injury, and Jack Grealish is one of the names being discussed by supporters.
Jack Grealish could still emerge as a Tottenham target
Grealish could yet emerge as a target for Tottenham Hotspur following an injury to James Maddison, according to Ben Jacobs.
Several weeks ago, Spurs internally discussed the possibility of signing the 29-year-old, but opted against most likely due to the costs and his wages.
But after losing Maddison to an injury, the winger could suddenly reemerge in Tottenham’s thinking, especially if Man City open up to loan offers.
Jacobs told the Last Word On Spurs: “Yeah, I think the injury to Maddison is the key point, because two, three weeks ago, Tottenham were ruling it out. They discussed it internally, and at that point, they were also deciding whether Garnacho might be a market opportunity too, because their aim was Mathys Tel plus one.
“I guess reading between the lines now, we understand now for a number of weeks that Son was going to depart, so therefore you do need two on that left-hand side or one left-wing specialist and another more versatile attacker.
“Grealish has never been a name that Tottenham were that keen on, some down to wage and the fact that a permanent exit overall would be very costly, but as the window ticks away, you might see Man City decide to do a loan.
“When it was put to Tottenham after it was clear they’d been discussing it internally, they were very much steering away from a move for Jack Grealish, but I don’t think we can shut the door entirely simply because of the fact Maddison is now injured, late this window, Grealish may become a market opportunity.”
Everton are leading the race to sign Jack Grealish
TBR Football understands that Everton are leading the race to sign Grealish, having done a lot of work to bring him to Merseyside.
The Toffees at this stage are the winger’s most likely destination, with City now open to sending him out on loan.
Grealish remains on very high wages at City, so a loan deal will still be very expensive, but with less than a month remaining in the window, Pep Guardiola’s side may become more desperate to offload him.
Last season, Grealish managed just eight goal contributions, and for the potential costs of the deal, Spurs should steer clear of this move.