Tottenham insider Paul O Keefe believes that Jack Grealish is unlikely to become a Spurs player in January, explaining why the Englishman might be out of reach for the North London side.
The rumours of Tottenham potentially making a move for Grealish have got some Spurs fans excited.
While the attacking midfielder has had a poor 2024, his quality is not in doubt, and some might believe that he can produce his best again in the right environment.
According to various outlets, Man City would be willing to sanction the 29-year-old’s departure if they manage to sign a replacement in January, with Tottenham circling over the player.
However, it has been reported by a number of sources that Spurs would only want to sign the former Aston Villa man on loan and City would have to cover a portion of his £300,000-per-week wages for that to happen.
Paul O Keefe, who often breaks news on the developments inside Hotspur Way, has now taken to social media to suggest that Tottenham fans should not get their hopes up about a deal for Jack Grealish.
He too referred to the midfielder’s salary as the main stumbling block, pointing out that City have no reason to subsidise his wages.
O Keefe added that as things stand, the England international is ‘extremely unlikely’ to end up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in January.
He tweeted: “I don’t think they would pay the wages and no particular reason why Man City should/would help them. I don’t know for certain but I’d be labelling that one very unlikely.”
While the odds are stacked against Spurs, the club do have one advantage, which is that Johan Lange is thought to have an excellent relationship with Grealish from their time together at Villa.
In fact, it was widely reported that the Dane was the one who spearheaded Tottenham’s approach for the City man back in the summer.
One would assume that Lange and the decision-makers at Spurs would not be trying to clinch the deal if they did not think it was possible.
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