FOOTBALL – ENGLAND midfielder Jack Grealish joined Everton on a season-long loan from Manchester City yesterday as he seeks to restart his stalled international career.
The deal was announced by both clubs, without financial details.
City paid Aston Villa £100 million ($135.08m) for the player, now 29, in 2021 but he fell out of favour with manager Pep Guardiola and is seeking game time ahead of next year’s World Cup.
Media reports said Everton, who finished last season 13th overall and are managed by David Moyes, had an option to make the move permanent for £50m at the end of the loan period.
Grealish’s current weekly wages have been put at £300,000.
Everton said Grealish would wear the number 18, the same number worn by past club greats Paul Gascoigne and Wayne Rooney.
“I’m over the moon to have signed for Everton. It’s massive for me, honestly. This is a great club, with great fans,” the player said in a statement.
Grealish, who had a medical on Monday and was at Everton’s training ground on Tuesday, said he had spoken to Rooney already about a shirt number he could wear as soon as next Monday, when the Toffees start their campaign at promoted Leeds United.
The player, who turns 30 next month, made only seven league starts last season and was not included in City’s recent Club World Cup squad.
He was also omitted from England’s 2024 European Championship squad and has spoken of his determination to get back in the reckoning under Thomas Tuchel and add to his 39 senior caps.
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