- Everton eye a second deal to bring Jack Grealish back next season
- £50m option deemed steep; another loan the likeliest route
- Injury-hit, but six assists and August’s POTM show his impact
If you’re scanning the markets on football betting sites UK, don’t be shocked to see chatter building around Jack Grealish’s future. Everton are working on a sequel: another agreement with Manchester City to keep the England international on Merseyside next season.
Why Everton Want Him Back
On a season-long loan from the Carabao Cup holders, Grealish arrived and immediately raised the level, snapping up the Premier League Player of the Month for August. Even with a foot injury ruling him out since January — and likely for the remainder of the campaign — his output stands up: six assists (bettered by only a handful in the division) and two goals tell you he moved the needle.
There’s an option to buy set at £50m. Sensible heads at Everton view that as a stretch — it would be a club-record outlay — so the smart money is on a fresh loan, with any negotiations expected to kick on once the season wraps. David Moyes is understood to be keen to retain him, and you can see why: Grealish gives you ball retention, control in tight areas, and an extra pass in the final third. Get him fit, and he changes the tempo of a game.
City’s Stance and the Numbers Game
Grealish has one year left on his City deal, part of the six-year contract he signed after that £100m switch from Aston Villa in 2021. But the signs from the Etihad are clear: after losing his place last season and missing out on the Club World Cup squad, Pep Guardiola has stocked up on wide and attacking options — Omar Marmoush in January, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders last summer, and Antoine Semenyo more recently — which hardly screams a pathway back.
City would prefer a sale to bank a fee for a player who delivered 17 goals in 157 appearances, but Everton’s preference is to borrow again. From a risk-reward point of view, that’s the play: protect the downside while betting on the upside of a fit Grealish. If they land him for another year, it’s a statement move — one that could shape the Toffees’ attacking identity next term.
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