“He can be the difference” - Wayne Rooney on Jack Grealish

Wayne Rooney has called Jack Grealish “a great signing” and thinks he can make the difference for Everton. 

The former England great spoke on the BBC’s The Wayne Rooney Show recently and thinks the acquisition of Grealish on loan from Manchester City was a shrewd move from his former manager David Moyes.

"It is a great signing for both," Rooney said.

"For Everton, I think it was a really clever move getting Moyes back in – he knows the club and the values of the club and I think we are starting to see with the team he is putting together.

"Jack is a player who can be the difference. He has struggled for game time this last year, lost his place in the England squad. Everton have got him at this time where he is almost in a position where he needs to go prove himself again and I think it is a great signing.

Rooney, who came up through the youth ranks at Everton before making his senior debut in 2022, wore the number 18 shirt at Goodison Park. That shirt number, also worn by Paul Gascoigne after signing for the club at the turn of the millennium, was picked by Grealish in honour of his England heroes.

"I went for dinner and saw him - we spoke about the number 18 shirt. He said there was eight and 18 available and he said he remembered Paul Gascoigne took it and then I took it.

"He took that and it is great and I spoke about the values of the club. Everton is a club where the fans expect and demand hard work from the players. There is no doubt Jack will do that, but then he has the quality on top of that which will make him a fans' favourite."

 

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