Tottenham’s chances of keeping Harry Kane may well have potentially increased after it was reported that Jack Grealish is as important a target to Manchester City as the Spurs striker.
City desperately need to replace club-record goalscorer Sergio Aguero – who recently signed for Barcelona on a free transfer - at the Etihad before the start of next season and are said to have identified Kane as one of their priority targets, especially after it was made known that the striker would prefer to stay in England and the Premier League if he were to leave north London.
However, Pep Guardiola is also rumoured to be a long-term admirer of Aston Villa captain Grealish and is determined to persuade the £100million-rated midfielder to join the Manchester club.
That is according to ESPN, who also report that Guardiola thinks signing Grealish could birth a devastating new partnership between the 25-year-old and Premier League Young Player of the Year, Phil Foden.
Despite City’s array of attacking options, the club feel they need to strengthen in order to finally get their hands on the one trophy that’s eluded them – the Champions League. Guardiola’s men came close in Porto but eventually fell at the final hurdle, losing 1-0 to Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea.
And with Villa signing Emiliano Buendia earlier this week, the Midlands club have already signed someone who can replace Grealish in the long-term, and thus could be open to having talks with City about a possible move.
If that is the case, it’s definitely a good thing for the Spurs hierarchy, as signing both Grealish and Kane is an unrealistic prospect, even for one of the richest clubs in football.
City would likely have to lodge a bid of more than £150m to even enter negotiations with Spurs over Kane, while Grealish is also rated at around £100m. Couple those two values in a season where revenue has been hit hard due to the coronavirus pandemic, and it would seem unlikely City would go for both.
Both of these transfer sagas are far from over, but at a time where there’s been nothing but bad news for Spurs fans amid their drastic managerial situation, this could be undoubtedly welcomed news.
