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Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy is not going to pour money on a ruined player.
The British Telegraph reported on the 16th (Korea time) 'Jack Grealish is looking for a new club after being removed from Manchester City's FIFA Club World Cup list. Tottenham, another European Champions League (UCL) team in the Premier League (EPL), is unlikely to enter the Grealish bid, it reported.
Grealish is the first player in EPL history to record a transfer fee of 100 million pounds (about 184.8 billion won). Man City have decided to invest £100m in the 2021-2022 season for Grealish, who showed the highest level of EPL competitiveness at Aston Villa. However, he received a report card below his expectations in the first season. The number of attack points has also been drastically reduced and Manchester City fans have not shown what they expected at all.
Grealish, who changed his mind, began to gradually prove his worth in the 2022-2023 season. Based on his excellent one-on-one ability, he led Manchester City's left-hand attack. He jumped to Manchester City's starting line-up by showing excellent chemistry with Elling Holan. Although he did not create as many offensive points as he did in Villa, he played the role that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wanted well and became a key player in achieving the treble.
Grealish, who did, was reduced to a completely unnecessary player on the team in less than a season. Grealish's slump, which began in the 2023-2024 season, was disastrous. Even Grealish continued to create controversy by enjoying drinks and parties all season long. Guardiola began to gradually lose confidence in Grealish and decided to part ways with Grealish after this season.
After Grealish was removed from Manchester City's Club World Cup list, it has been said that Tottenham are interested in Grealish. Tottenham is a club that praised Grealish so highly that he went to the stage of completing the transfer before moving to Manchester City.
But this time, Tottenham are not aiming for Grealish. The reason is clear. It's because of the money. Man City will, of course, look to sell Grealish and return a fraction of their £100m investment. The more serious problem than the transfer fee is the salary.
Grealish is receiving 300,000 pounds (about 554 million won) a week from Manchester City. It is more than 1.5 times higher than Son Heung-min, Tottenham's highest salary. Tottenham cannot afford to pay such a large salary to a player who has never played as well as Son Heung-min.
Currently, Napoli is understood to be the club seeking to recruit Grealish. The Telegraph added: "'Napoli has no intention of matching Grealish's weekly salary, and for a realistic transfer Manchester City may have to pay up to 50% of Grealish's salary. Manchester City's sale of Grealish is not expected to be easy, and Tottenham's chances of entering the Grealish recruitment race are currently zero.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
