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title: "Exclusive: Ex-Aston Villa star says there’s zero chance of Grealish joining Tottenham"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-ex-aston-villa-star-says-theres-no-chance-of-grealish-joining-tottenham-transfers-rumour-harry-kane-manchester-city-e126/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-05-22T11:05:12Z"
modified: "2021-05-22T11:05:12Z"
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# Exclusive: Ex-Aston Villa star says there’s zero chance of Grealish joining Tottenham

**Former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie has told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/) in an exclusive interview that he cannot imagine Jack Grealish leaving his old side for Tottenham.**

The north London club could lose their star man Harry Kane in the summer and may need to undergo a rebuild.

Tottenham are known admirers of Grealish, having [a bid of £25m turned down](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/11466792/tottenham-will-not-make-a-further-bid-for-jack-grealish) for the player a few years ago, and will have the funds to make another move for him, along with a striker, if they can get the [£150m+ they are said to want](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/harry-kane-transfer-chelsea-manchester-united-b1849097.html) for Kane.

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Hendrie, however, believes the above is a non-starter given the current state Spurs are in.

Asked whether a Kane-less Tottenham reigniting their interest in Grealish as part of a rebuild could be a possibility, the ex-Villa player said to **TT**:

*“If Kane left, why would he even contemplate going to a football club that’s selling their big players? Really and truly, you may as well stay where you are. I just think it’d be a no–brainer just to stay at the football club that he’s at.*

*“You’re taking big players out of the equation and possibly losing even more big players at your football club because you’re losing your prized asset, so definitely not for me.”*

With Manchester City [currently in the frame](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/harry-kane-transfer-chelsea-manchester-united-b1849097.html) to sign Grealish when the transfer window opens, ultimately, it does look like Tottenham have missed their chance to bring the attacking midfielder to north London.