Tottenham Hotspur has been tipped as the ideal destination for Manchester City winger Jack Grealish. The £100million star has struggled to find his best form this season and Troy Deeney believes a move to Spurs could rejuvenate his career.
The winger flourished during his time at Aston Villa and became a key player in City's treble-winning side in 2023. Pep Guardiola's side have fallen below their usually impeccable standards this term and there is a chance that Grealish could be part of an impending squad overhaul.
Despite only making five league starts this term, Deeney is confident that Grealish would easily overtake Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison in the club's pecking order. While Spurs have not ben linked with a move for Grealish, the pundit feels the move would be a huge boost to both parties.
"Spurs, he walks into that team in every position. Whether that's as a winger, No.10 or No.8," Deeney said on talkSPORT. “Arsenal, no, I don’t think he works at Arsenal. Liverpool, he doesn’t at Liverpool. He’s obviously not going to go Manchester United, but he’s better than what they’ve got.
“Newcastle, easy. There’s loads of teams, anyone outside the top four, I’d argue he’d do well at Chelsea, but they’ve got about 75 wingers. He’s probably too cheap for them at £100m to be fair, they’d want to waste a bit more money!
“Anyone outside the top four, he would easily go into and dominate, if he went to Newcastle, it would be considered a massive step down for him. But it’s a great club with a great fanbase and I think Jack needs to feel that again, feel that he’s loved, feel that the fanbase love him, but also he’s the man to drive them forward.”
Birmingham City fan Deeney dismissed the idea of Grealish returning to Villa, partly because of club rivalry but also to remove the potential pressure of living up to his past glories at Villa Park. While the former Premier League striker is confident that Grealish can still be a star player in the top-flight, Deeney acknowleged that the England is approaching a key moment in his career.
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“I think he is in danger of having his legacy ruined,” Deeney said. “And what I mean by that is, I don’t think you can say he hasn’t lived up to his potential, because look at what he did at Villa and he did it for a sustained period of time.
“What’s happening now is, in football, it’s, ‘What have you done lately?’ and he hasn’t done a great deal lately due to injuries and being out of the team.”
“I think a fresh start would be great for him and somewhere where he’s the main man again and everyone is giving him the ball,” Deeney added. “Because people like Jack, they need to have the ball every couple of minutes – and not being stood on the side and when they get it, run a little bit and pass it back.
“But I think you’re going to see a new role for him at City, I think you’re going to see him as a No.8 – just driving out of midfield. I think he can handle that position really well, and that’ll be good for England as well.”