Everton reach agreement with Manchester City for Jack Grealish loan

You never know in football.

He can carry the ball, turn defenders and get in crosses as well as score goals. Surely Everton will get big benefits from his inputs.

However, I hope that Everton have a send back clause in the contract, should he fall off the wagon.

This is excellent news!

A world class £100m player at Everton. Yes fucking please! 😎

It's still negative and miserable. People like to suck all the joy out of things these days in order to make a point. It's one of the main reasons why I don't have social media.

Grealish was treated poorly at City. He'll be welcomed at Everton and hopefully played in the middle where he's most effective. I'm delighted with this!

That's good news. Fans of very few clubs ever get to say that.

We don't really know what it's costing per week, but it's fairly low risk. Sky reporting a 50M option - but at 30 he'd have to have become indispensable for that to be worthwhile.

I'm not convinced we've actually replaced him either.

Still need 2 wingers and a striker and these feel like more of a priority.

In other good news Alan Myers says we’re interested in Fatawu. I was saying the other day I think he’d be an excellent alternative to Dibling at half the price.

If he just wanted the cash he could’ve sat in City reserves surely? And Moyes wouldn’t have agreed the move if he didn’t think there was a real chance to get him back to his best. It’s also the sort of name that could encourage others.

Extra creativity to midfield added, now we need a pacy right winger and maybe a striker who actually scores…

Grealish is a great player, ruined by a manager trying to force him into a role his talent does not lend him to. There is no guarantee the move will work out, there never is, but given Grealishs' attributes I am very confident it will.

So just for clarification, in case you don’t understand SAVINHO will be on more than 40k a week, 2m a year

I can tell you no chance is a Brazilian international, at Man City is only is on 2m a year.

If I’m wrong I’ll hold my hands up and apologise.

Where’s your source?

And please don’t quote capology (or whatever it’s called) at me

I think comparisons to Ginola, Hughes and Gazza for Grealish are wide of the mark but only time will tell.

My thinking is that Grealish would be a mistake, like John 62. But if Simon Jordan says that also, I'll probably change my mind.

Fancy a 3 day bender, Jack, to celebrate? We can start in Smokey Mo's.

Comparisons to Gazza et al are laughable, they really are.

Overweight? He really isn't. A drunk? I don't believe that either.

I guess you'll sit there in silence if and when he scores a goal, sets one up or beats a man. What a crock.

Don't think he's had a new deal yet since signing for city.

Gibson, VDM, Drenthe…..

Hope this is the one that proves the exception to the rule!!

Doesn't mean I think it's the right move. I'd be made up if I'm wrong though and he lights up the Dock.

No, the future is the here and now. Change the culture, change the view of Everton and do it immediately.

You realise what a joke we're seen as from the outside by many don't you? Anyone under about 35 only knows us as a tin pot operation playing in a shitty old wooden stadium.

Well here's to a brave new world. One I've been carping on about for years. Finally.

Now I just hope we drop those god awful old songs on match days that make me cringe.

They (capology) had Everton wage bill at 65m for season 24/25 which is total rubbish.

How do we know this? Well the official Everton accounts say the wage bill is 156 million

We clearly need creativity in this team, we need goals, and we need excitement. Will any of it happen? Hell if I know. But adding Grealish to KDH, some unknown RW with pace — because we have no choice but to take a chance on someone out wide — plus an unknown right back. That starting XI might actually get us excited for the first time in a long time.

It leaves McNeil and Alcaraz on the bench when everyone is healthy, but that’s just fine, even if both players are likable and have done some good things. Everyone calling for another striker, I don’t see it happening. Beto and Barry are going to have to find a way to put away chances that will now be more available.

UTFT!

Therefore, why would we pay £50M for him next year, when he's a year older and worth £16.66M on their books? Can someone cleverer explain to me why I'm wrong?

that view has certainly gained traction over there

"In one. Fall over close to the angle of the penalty, get an underserved free kick and summon up the team of grocks. They’ll be playing two freakishly tall forwards as well so you can see the direction their’project’ is heading"

Some depressing comments on here before he’s even signed or kicked a ball.

Doomed if we sign, doomed if we don’t sign.

Moshiri and the biggest con artist of all time aren’t around anymore. Yet, you’d think they were with some of the comments.

Get behind the player, ffs.
He’s better than McNeil on 1 leg and 10 pints down.

“You build a flash new stadium, you need flash new players yet some people want 'young players with sell on value' and 'players for the future'.”

The ONLY way we can reach top 4 again is by buying players for the future, scouting them well and offering them opportunities the top 6 won’t. You do not reach parity with the top teams only by getting players who are no longer good enough for them.

I think/hope Grealish will do well and you can’t have a team with only youngsters of course but the likes of Newcastle reached CL by mainly buying younger talents like Guimares, Isak, Hall, Livramento, Botman, Gordon, Tonali, Barnes, Minteh etc with a smattering of cheap older players like Burn, Trippier etc.

Hopefully Grealish can help us get up the league but if we ever want to eat at the top table again we’ll need to develop some future stars to go with the fading ones.

I’d say amazing upgrade

From the sound of it, our maximum outlay is £12m.

The difference in prize money between finishing 9th in the Premier League as opposed to 13th? £12m.

Let’s just hope Moyes can beat out the negative passing back that he had to do at City to recycle the ball. Jacks at his best going at players and trusting himself with the ball

We have 3 weeks to do that - and also maybe pick up others too.

Still a long way to go but could be an exciting finish. Some pace please for the right flank TFG!

Having said all this, I hope and pray that I am completely wrong and he proper rips it up in an Everton shirt.

Do you not think we will go with O Brien and buy a back up right back?

Interested to hear your thoughts on the Norwich lad ?

If he can hit the same heights he achieved with Villa, then we have a real player on our
hands.

I can understand there will be some doubters but I am more than happy to give him a chance to prove his detractors wrong

Scott @93, I get frustrated when I hear stability. Not aimed at you, it's just you brought the word up!!

Also when I hear that 10-12th will be a good return. That's little or no progress on last season.

Brentford have lost key players and a manager. Brighton have brought a few in, but lost Pedro. Bournemouth have lost two key players. Even Palace stand to lose Eze and their captain, Gushi.

My point is, we can't strive for higher and leap frog those teams.

All I was pointing out was that a modest move up the table, influenced by Grealish’s on-pitch performance, would cover the cost of the loan deal, making it a no-brainer.

Because according to all reports Grealish is a top lad.

And reports have been he’s wanted Everton all summer?

Heard a lot of frankly bollocks about him being a alcy, prima Donna, bad trainer, disruptive, dressing room killer.
Can't see Moyes having that!

He's going to be more effective than lindstrom, Harrison and dacoure combined.
I'd bet he will be our assist leader at the end of the season if we keep him fit and playing regularly.

He's finally at a big club !

Really? If being an integral part of winning 3 league titles, the Champions League & the FA Cup in 4 seasons constitutes doing nothing, then I hope he continues doing sweet sod-all for Everton!

There were several reports from various sources in the media that he didn't want to come to Everton and that he had said some negative things about David Moyes style of football and wouldn't want to play for him. I know that could just be media talk, Ryan, as I know they do make stuff up.

But my best source is from a friend who is a life long City fan whose son is one of the physios at City. Info from him was that Grealish was hanging out for a 'better club', but as time was ticking, I guess he didn't want to be stuck in the City reserves team.

As I say, I would be very happy to eat my words and see him rip it up. 👍

I'm sure that by the time we get to play Leeds ToffeeWeb posters will have put me right in that he's actually a washed up piss head.
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What does that even mean? Isn't that exactly what Simon Jordan alleges he is becoming? e.g. wasting his career away drinking and partying? Grealish has had a better career than Gazza. Gazza won one FA cup although he was strechered off after injuring himself doing a reckless tackle in the final. That apart he had a few years of success in Scotland, and two England semi appearances. Grealish was won literally every club trophy there is to win and played in a final for England. He also is still playing so can do more.

You’ve also got to think he won’t have 10 men behind the ball like he has at city

The bobble says he’s been in talks with Everton since May and he could have gone to other club but wanted Everton.

Let’s see what happen

City have teams camped on the edge of their own box, passing side to side looking for the perfect pass.

The Grealish I liked was breaking from the centre of midfield running with the ball.

Re your somewhat unnecessary disparaging comment about him hanging about and my source of information

He has known for some time that City wanted to sell him. They haven't just 'sprung' that on him have they? No other club, other than maybe Spurs have shown any interest in signing him have they?

So there he is, knowing City want shut and there is no sign of a 'better club' than Everton being interested in him? So although Everton have only made a recent approach, and he is apparently 'itching' to get to do a medical, is that because he is 'itching ' to play for us, or just get out of City. What is your source that he is 'itching' to play for us? Some media talk or have you spoken to him yourself, or is it just some fat bloke down the pub?

My source was genuine and IS at City.

I try to avoid it, but I too can be disparaging about comments. Treat people as they treat you is my motto.

First two seasons, he was integral part of trophy winning, European conquering side, appearing in most matches. No mean feet in a squad with a luxury of choices.

Second 2 seasons, he dropped off and didnt play as much.

Hopefully he comes to us with a personal point to prove.

If he was "holding out for a better club" so what? Who wouldn't? I mean he is not an Everton fan, has no prior connection to the club. Obviously, like anyone he will weigh his options then pick the one that is best. Realistically, there won't be many players who immediately say " I want to join Everton even if Real Madrid or anyone else come in for me."

And as far as supposed reservations about Moyes? Well again, any time I have weighed job offers I've wondered about my new boss and sometimes have taken jobs despite thinking it wouldn't necessarily be the ideal working relationship. This all just seems like a mountain out of a mole hill.