Tottenham Hotspur in talks with Leicester City target

Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Leicester City target Jack Grealish, according to Sky Sports.

The Foxes have reportedly held an interest in the 22-year old for some time, but it appears that they might not be able to sign the Aston Villa midfielder.

Leicester City, though they’ve been heavily linked with Jack Grealish, have never really looked like leading the race for him. There has been no formal approach from the club, possibly because of the £40 million asking price.

Seeing as Aston Villa won’t sell the young Englishman for anything less than that under any circumstances, this is a signing that now seems more possible than probable, with Tottenham Hotspur in pole position to get their man.

Also, with most of Claude Puel’s midfield options now fit and ready to go again next season, he may decide against buying another midfielder anyway. Apart from the new signing James Maddison, the Frenchman has Wilfred Ndidi, Hamza Choudhury, Harvey Barnes, Daniel Amartey, Nampalys Mendy, Andy King, Matty James, Vicente Iborra and Adrien Silva to count upon. Unless he offloads at least two or three of them, it’s unlikely that he’d go into the market for another midfielder.

Puel would be more concerned about replacing Riyad Mahrez for now, who has signed for Manchester CIty. Replacing him would be a challenge, but £60 million should prove more than enough to find someone who is half-decent.

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He may even have as much as £100 million if the reports linking Ahmed Musa with a £40 million move to Al Nassr are true.