Tottenham Hotspur have taken a big step in their rumoured pursuit of Jack Grealish after James Maddison suffered a serious injury.
Maddison was in tears when he was stretchered off in Tottenham’s 1-1 draw against Newcastle in South Korea, and the early diagnosis is not encouraging for the attacking midfielder.
Thomas Frank admitted that Maddison’s injury looks bad, confirming that he has injured the same knee that kept him out for the latter part of last season.
It has been reported over recent days that Tottenham are expected to push forward their plans to sign an attacking midfielder after Maddison’s injury, and it looks like the Lilywhites are not wasting any time in securing a replacement.
According to Sports Mole, Tottenham have submitted ‘an immediate enquiry’ about Grealish after Maddison’s latest setback.
The report says that the Lilywhites have made contact over a move for the Man City star, who is not in Pep Guardiola’s plans at the Etihad Stadium.
It is revealed that Napoli were previously the front-runners to land Grealish this summer, but that is no longer the case.
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Tottenham Hotspur have now leapfrogged Antonio Conte’s men to the front of the queue to land the England international.
Man City are open to loaning out Jack Grealish
Sports Mole say that Man City are open to both loan and permanent bids for the former Aston Villa man this summer.
The report claims that Pep Guardiola’s men will listen to any ‘reasonable offer’ for Grealish, but the outlet does not say how much they value the 29-year-old at.
The publication adds that it is unclear at the moment if Tottenham are pursuing a loan or a permanent move for the City star.