'Jack Grealish to Everton moves closer after latest news at Man City'

‘Jack Grealish to Everton moves closer after latest news at Man City’

Jack Grealish looks to be edging closer to a possible move to Everton following a new update on Manchester City’s plan for him this summer.

Grealish is set to depart Man City this summer following a poor 2024/25 campaign that saw him struggle to nail down a spot in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI to affect the club’s fortunes in the league and European competition.

The 29-year-old made just seven Premier League starts last season, and with a move away beckoning, Football Insider reported on 11 June that Everton and Newcastle United are leading the race for Grealish’s services, and he wants to leave City soon after being left out of their squad for the Club World Cup.

Football Insider have since revealed that Grealish would prefer to join the Toffees this summer, owing to the potential to be a regular starter under David Moyes, and Everton look primed to make a move for the England international based on recent developments at City.

Grealish prefers a move to Everton this summer (Credit: Imago)

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Football Insider’s sources state that Grealish is “excited” by Everton’s interest, and the glamour of the club’s new stadium and the possibility of a regular starting role is attractive to the ex-Aston Villa man, especially with the 2026 World Cup on the horizon.

Now, The Guardian‘s latest update on his potential City exit will undoubtedly excite all connected to the Toffees, with the club reportedly yet to receive a formal offer for his services amid a possible £50m transfer demand to take him off their hands.

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That lack of interest will alarm chiefs at the Etihad Stadium, and The Guardian state that City may consider loaning Grealish out for next season if no team comes in willing to pay that sort of fee for a permanent transfer.

Everton look well-equipped to sign the 29-year-old soon, as a result, with Moyes and new owners The Friedkin Group expected to look to utilise both of their domestic loan spots this summer as they aim for more success in a new era for the Merseyside outfit.

The Toffees are understandably unable to afford Grealish’s £350,000 weekly wages, and so a move for him on a loan deal now looks realistic from all three parties’ points of view, so long as no club attempts to sign the England international on a full-time deal, which certainly looks unlikely right now.

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Football Insider verdict

Grealish needs to leave City as soon as possible, but Everton could still struggle to tie him down to a loan deal after The i recently reported that an immediate move for the 29-year-old is “unlikely,” while “half of the Premier League is interested” in a move for his services.

His time at the Etihad Stadium has been one of both ups and downs over the years, but his last season certainly included more of the latter as he failed to make any sort of impact in either the Premier League or Champions League while City suffered a surprising downfall compared to their previous campaigns.

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The 29-year-old certainly still has a lot to offer, though, as he enters what should be his prime as a player, and he would surely be a good fit in Moyes’ squad next season with attackers needed to bolster a lacking forward line that saw them end the last campaign with the fourth-least league goals scored as a team.

The Everton boss is known to be a keen motivator of players who may be down on their luck, and so it is no wonder that Grealish is “excited” by the prospect of playing for the Toffees as they move into the new Hill Dickinson Stadium for 2025/26.

The chance to play for a club the size of Everton while staying based in the north-west of the country is surely one that the former Villa man will jump at if the opportunity arises, but both he and the Toffees will hope that it is sooner rather than later if no club wishes to sign him on a permanent deal.

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