Darren Ambrose believes Jack Grealish will fit in well at Tottenham Hotspur and predicts that the Lilywhites will make a move for the Manchester City star under one condition.
Back in January, it was reported that Tottenham tried to sign Jack Grealish, with the Lilywhites even thought to have spoken to the Man City star’s representatives over a move to N17.
The England international stayed put at the Etihad at the time, but it has been suggested that he could be on the move this summer, with some outlets even claiming that Spurs are leading the race to sign Grealish.
In fact, CaughtOffside stated a few weeks ago that Tottenham are the ‘most serious contenders’ to sign Grealish, who is expected to be available for a fee of around €45m-€50m (£38m-£43m) this summer.
Darren Ambrose makes Jack Grealish to Tottenham claim
Ambrose believes the 29-year-old would be a perfect fit for the Lilywhites, suggesting his shackles can be removed if he joins the North Londoners.
However, the pundit insisted that he could only see the deal going through if Spurs beat Man United in the Europa League final and secure passage to the Champions League.
Ambrose told Stadium Astro about Grealish’s future: “Look, I think he definitely has some admirers, he’ll definitely fit in a lot of teams. Aston Villa, he would definitely fit in.
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“At Spurs, he would fit in, but that depends on what happens on Wednesday, he’s not going to go with no European football. He needs a manager who can release the shackles and let him do what he can do.”
One stumbling block might prevent Spurs from signing Grealish
The issue for Spurs might be Grealish’s salary, which stands at £300,000 per week at the Etihad Stadium, thus putting him out of Tottenham’s wage structure.
The North London club’s highest earner at the moment is captain Heung-min Son, who takes home just under £200,000 per week.
That means that the former Aston Villa man would have to agree to take a 33 per cent pay cut for Tottenham to be able to sign him without overhauling their wage structure.