King gives his opinion of reported Tottenham target Jack Grealish

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Ledley King has been talking about reported Tottenham Hotspur midfield target Jack Grealish.

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly in pole position to sign Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish and he is allegedly viewed as perfect competition for Dele Alli.

Spurs have won the race for the 22-year-old due to Premier League rivals dropping out and the club’s chairman Daniel Levy has been biding his time over a move due to Villa’s financial issues, according to the Mirror.

It is claimed that the play-maker is waiting for Tottenham to firm up interest with a bid and the North London club are likely to offer him a five-year contract.

Ex-Spurs defender Ledley King is convinced Grealish is a talented player and feels that manager Mauricio Pochettino can help him reach the next level.

“He’s obviously a very good young talent,” King told the Daily Star. “Mauricio Pochettino’s got proven history of developing young players and making them better.

“If the club are looking at [Grealish] then I’m sure these things will all come into play.”

According to a report from the Evening Standard, Spurs are set to ramp up their Grealish interest in the coming days and may have to fork out £30million.

Grealish is an attacking midfielder who enjoyed a decent campaign in the Championship last season, but was unable to obtain promotion as Villa lost to Fulham in a play-off defeat.

Pochettino has become renowned for nurturing young English talents into superstars and the Villa ace will hope he is next in that line.