Jack Grealish

[George94]

If Poch would play him in he middle with a traditional DM (assuming JG had the skill set/tackling ability), that might be kind of interesting. Sort of a yapping terrier type like Wilshire...I hate to admit it but Wilshere always seems like the best player that shit club down the road has when healthy.

I didn't want to use the comparison, but since you have, I had actually been thinking he reminds me a bit of Wilshere...

 

[he is you know!]

Do really believe Levy is about to spend 40 million on Grealish ? That may be the very unlikely headline figure for the press but it will be made up of a significant amount of unachieveable add ons.

Highly likely there will be no add ons, straight fee under 20m, they are in the proverbial....

 

[ARMASPUR]

We are not spending 69-80 mil on a player. It just isn't going to happen.

Ohh so we have bid 68 million for someone. Thanks Trix, great news ?

 

[viktorviktor]

I haven't seen this lad play as i generally avoid watching Villa. However, if he can do a job as a prospect in Eriksens position (albeit with a different skillset), we should be all over that. Eriksen played way to many matched the past years, and we would be pretty f****** if he were out for a longer period, not just because he is one of our best players, but because we don't have a playmaker to slot in for him.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Stop the planet, I want to get off now. Jack Grealish for £40m????? Have they randomly added a zero on that figure or something for shits and giggles?

It’s The Daily (Hate) Mail

 

[werty]

He obviously won't go for $40m, but it wouldn't surprise me if they dug their heels a bit. He's really the only asset they have. Nearly everyone else in the squad is old or shite, or old and shite.

 

[Hercules]

Looking all set up

 

[tiger666]

Shirt bought

 

[Hercules]

Shirt bought

Remember Willian??

 

[tiger666]

Remember Willian??

Never heard of him.

 

[werty]

Well that was great timing on my behalf.

 

[Spurs' Pipe Dreams]

Probably been posted before and apologies if so. Two things to take from the highlight video

1. He's always looking up, even with the ball at his feet he is looking for the next move. He may not be the brightest lad in the world but he has football intelligence I noticed that from watching him playing for Villa at 18/19yo in the Prem it is something he's always had and while some will learn that from coaching or playing for a decade, to have it so young is a massive +

2. He has the ability to turn a defender, this is something we've missed massively the last few seasons, especially against the packed defences that most will put up against us at home. Dembele does it but too far back and when he does he isn't looking up (see point 1) which as much as I rate Dembele he can and does stifle the attack sometimes. Turning the defender and breaking the line is so important in the modern game, it draws players from their set position and can also free up space from other marked attackers.

We know Pochettino wanted Barkley who has similar attributes and I'm pretty sure I said similar in his thread but I can see Jack getting plenty of minutes against the lesser teams of the Prem especially at home, in which only one DM is needed. We've been woefully short of creation when Dier and Wanyama have played together and even sometimes with Dembele and Dier/Wanyama. Being able to play 2 AM's and a DM with Eriksen and Jack will hopefully turn those frustrating draws against lesser opposition (Swansea & Burnley @ Wembley spring to mind) into 3 points.

That's how I see it anyway

 

[WiganSpur]

I think he plays a bit more like Lamela than he does Eriksen from the little i've seen. He's a bit more of a dribbler than Eriksen is. I'm not sure what his decision making, vision and execution of a pass is like on a consistent basis though.

 

[Keefo]

Remember Willian??

Even though i really don't regret us not signing him but the 2013 me was depressed AF that day ?

 

[nattydredd]

Tottenham to bid for Jack Grealish as Mauricio Pochettino identifies Aston Villa star as prime summer target

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...realish-mauricio-pochettino-identifies-aston/

Levy will believe he can get Grealish for as little as £15m, despite Villa’s attempts to stress they will not sell their prized asset on the cheap. That could make negotiations strained, but Levy will know that Villa are not in a strong position to stick to their guns having only just staved off the immediate threat of administration by settling their bill with HMRC.

 

[Cee_Bee]

Looking all set up

Any idea the monies we're talking mate?

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Looking all set up

SkyBet can pay up, the horrible shit sacks

 

[Duskwen]

Hi Matt

 

[mark87]

Clearly never gonna be £40m

You mean they only said 40m to get more clicks? Surely not.

 

[Streetspur77]

“Prime summer target”

Now that would be worrying