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Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter in disbelief after the release clause in Jack Grealish’s contract with Aston Villa was revealed.
The Villans playmaker was a target for the north Londoners back in the summer, and they had even tabled a £25m bid for the young attacking midfielder, although it was rejected.
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It is believed that Villa will sacrifice the £70,000-a-week star if they do not earn promotion to the Premier League this season in order to stay within financial guidelines, although the £60m buy-out clause in his contract will leave suitors such as Spurs open mouthed.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side are certainly in need of signings having seen the squad pushed to its limits towards the end of the campaign, where players such as the 34-year-old Fernando Llorente are being relied on in games as big as the Champions League semi-final.
However, judging by the Spurs fans’ reactions to Grealish’s release clause on Twitter, they aren’t optimistic about landing the 23-year-old this summer, nor would they want to spend that kind of money…