Jack Grealish says his recovery from the operation he had on his season-ending foot injury is going extremely well and that his surgeon is delighted with the progress.
The 30-year-old England midfielder, who is on loan at Everton, had the operation on a stress fracture 10 weeks ago. He suffered the injury during a 1-0 win against his former club Aston Villa in January.
"I feel really good in myself now. I had a 10-week Zoom call with the surgeon, who said it couldn't be looking any better at this stage. So for me, it's happy days and so good to hear news like that."
Grealish made 22 appearances in all competitions for Everton this season, scoring twice and providing six assists.
"As a footballer it's always difficult being injured," he said. "I came to the Merseyside derby game and it got me a bit emotional, because it's something I miss doing so much."
"I can't thank [Everton] enough for the way they've been with me since I've been injured - they've been brilliant. From the staff, to the players, to the manager," he added.
Grealish has a year left on his Manchester City contract, and Everton would be interested in signing him on a permanent basis if they can negotiate a lower price than City's rough valuation of £50M from last summer, when they took him on a season-long loan.
The issue of his high salary (around £300k per week) was expected to be a challenge for Everton to meet last year, and that will be no different going into the summer as he would expect the full value of his current contract to be covered — but this time without any help from Man City.
The current arrangement sees Everton paying the majority of his salary, probably between £230k and £250k per week, with Man City making up the rest. And with him missing half the season through injury, that effectively doubles the cost on a per-game basis.
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