Jack Grealish to join Everton on £12m loan after Man City exile
Jack Grealish is set to sign for Everton on loan as he attempts to get his career back on track following a disappointing last few seasons.
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The midfielder agreed to leave Manchester City and undergo a medical at the Toffees on Monday after they revived their interest for a deal over the weekend.
Everton will likely have to pay a large chunk of the 29-year-old's £300,000-a-week wages, costing them a total of £12m after a loan fee.
Grealish joined Pep Guardiola's side as a £100m signing in 2021 and was a integral part of their treble winning success in 2023.
But a lack of form over the past two years has left him effectively frozen out of the side by the Spaniard, who did not include him in his 27-man squad for the Club World Cup.
A total of 15 starts in all competitions last season also hampered Grealish's England career.
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Having once been a staple of Three Lions squads under Gareth Southgate, scoring four goals in 39 caps, the playmaker is yet to be considered by current head coach Thomas Tuchel and has not played for his country since October 2024.
Whilst he would have preferred a move to a team playing in the Champions League, such as Tottenham Hotspur or Newcastle United, Everton were the only club to have made a formal offer.
It means Grealish will join up with manager David Moyes for the club's inaugural season in the Hill Dickinson Stadium, which will host its first Premier league game against Brighton and Hove Albion on August 24.
He will leave City having made more than 150 appearances, winning three Premier League titles, the Champions League and the FA Cup.