Football transfer rumours: Jack Grealish to Tottenham Hotspur?

Today’s fluff needs to be realistic

Down-on-their-luck Aston Villa are facing up to the reality that they will have to accept reasonable offers for their best players. Soon it may dawn on them that their definition of reasonable needs to be downsized. And that unreasonable offers must also be considered. And that’s when Daniel Levy is expected to pounce. Tottenham Hotspur reckon Jack Grealish could be worth a punt, and while Villa are gabbling about £40m, Tottenham are thinking of offering about a fifth of that amount along with a pat on the head and/or a boot up the hole.

And good luck to Villa as they plead with Mike Ashley to go easy. Newcastle are said to be toying with the idea of making a bid for Jonathan Kodja, for a fee that would have Villa fans barfing into the nearest fireplace. Manchester United, meanwhile, are attempting to put the squeeze on Levy over Toby Alderweirweld but so far Spurs are holding firm, refusing to let go of the want-away Belgian for less than £55m, apparently. United are also trying to prise the Brazilian midfielder Anderson Talisca from Benfica but are finding that the price is being driven up by a pair of pesky Chinese clubs.

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