Jack Grealish Makes Everton Switch After Frustrating Spell at City
Jack Grealish is packing his bags for Merseyside. Everton fans are buzzing as the club secures the Jack Grealish loan move in what’s shaping up as one of the summer’s biggest transfer sagas. The formal announcement is expected on Tuesday, but the deal is all but done: a season-long loan from Manchester City, with Everton holding an option to buy for £50 million when the deal ends.
The 29-year-old winger’s journey at City, once full of promise, hit a strange standstill over the past 18 months. After his headline-making £100 million move, Grealish played a vital role in City’s 2022-23 treble—Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League. But last season, Pep Guardiola preferred other options, and Grealish’s name barely featured on the team sheet. In fact, he managed just one Premier League start, finding himself totally out of the matchday squad for the last fixture against Fulham. The low points kept coming—left out of the FIFA Club World Cup and watching the FA Cup Final from the bench as an unused sub. The writing on the wall couldn’t be clearer: City’s record buy was now surplus to requirements.
This move is more than just a change of scenery. For Grealish, it’s an escape route from what he himself has hinted was a “horror show” at the Etihad. For Everton, the deal signals intent. Painfully dull in attack at times last year, boss David Moyes is betting on Grealish to bring that missing flair. Moyes has admired Grealish for years, and now he finally gets to add the creative playmaker to his squad. The hope is that Grealish reignites his career, showing the technical skill that once made him one of England’s brightest attacking midfielders.
Big Wages, Big Pressure — What This Means for Everton
This transfer is significant for more than just footballing reasons. Grealish’s wages don’t come cheap: £300,000 a week is a serious commitment in Premier League terms. Everton have managed some clever negotiation, only paying half that, but make no mistake, it’s a statement of ambition. The deal structure gives both clubs a level of flexibility. If Grealish dazzles, Everton have a clear path to a permanent signing for £50 million next summer. If not, the risk is limited to the loan fee and covered wages.
This isn’t a one-man rebuild, either. Grealish becomes Everton’s sixth signing of a busy summer window. New names like Tiano Barry, Betto Lemon J, Ken, and Dooby Hall give Moyes a squad with more depth and attacking options than the club has fielded in years. But don’t expect the wheeling and dealing to stop here—Everton insiders say the club hopes to wrap up three more key additions before deadline day. Moyes is determined to turn the Toffees from mid-table underdogs into a force that can challenge for European places.
Ready to prove his critics wrong, Grealish has reportedly hired a personal trainer, pushing himself through extra sessions to arrive at Finch Farm in peak shape. There’s more than club pride on the line. With Thomas Tuchel now overseeing England, Grealish knows that nailing down regular minutes at Everton could be his ticket back into the national team plans as the World Cup approaches next summer. With all eyes on Elland Road for Everton’s season opener against Leeds United on August 18, Grealish is pencilled in to start, hoping to hit the ground running and show he’s still got that spark City paid so much for.
Everton supporters, long starved of marquee transfers and attacking excitement, suddenly have real reasons to believe this could be a season of change. The pressure is on Grealish to deliver—and on David Moyes to turn a host of bold signings into a team capable of climbing the Premier League table.
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Grealish at Everton? Okay.
FINALLY! Someone’s giving this man a chance to breathe! 😭 He’s not a failure-he was buried under a mountain of midfield tiki-taka! Everton’s got guts, and Grealish? He’s gonna light up the Premier League like a fireworks show on the Mersey! Bring on Leeds!!!
i hope he finds his joy again. city just... stopped seeing him. like he was a prop. not a player. i dont know why they let him go. but good for everton for believing.
This is a masterstroke by David Moyes. Grealish isn’t just a player-he’s a cultural reset for a club that’s been playing in grayscale for too long. The £50m option isn’t a gamble; it’s an investment in charisma, in flair, in the kind of player who makes strangers stand up in pubs just to yell at the TV. He’s the antidote to soulless football.
I’m so happy for him. He’s always had that spark. I remember watching him at Aston Villa and thinking, 'this kid’s gonna be special.' He deserves this second chance. Everton’s fans are going to adore him. And honestly? He might just remind us all why we love football.
£300k a week and they’re only paying half? So City’s just giving him away? And we’re supposed to believe this isn’t a tax write-off? Look, I’m not saying he’s bad-I’m saying this deal smells like a corporate shell game wrapped in a hype balloon.
You think this is about football? Think deeper. The entire Premier League is being manipulated by a shadow network of private equity firms who own both City and Everton’s parent companies. Grealish was moved to create artificial demand for the £50m buy option so they can inflate the valuation of Everton’s assets before the next round of investor buyouts. The FA Cup Final benching? A staged event. The 'horror show' quote? Scripted by PR. The training sessions? All for show. This is financial engineering disguised as sport.
Grealish? A British player? In England? What next? A Frenchman playing for Liverpool? This is what happens when you let foreigners control your clubs. At least in India, we know our players. We don’t pay £50m for someone who couldn’t even get 10 starts in a season. This is a joke. Everton is becoming a charity for failed English stars. Pathetic.
I am absolutely thrilled to see this move. Grealish is a national treasure. He represents the very soul of English football-grit, grace, and a touch of genius. To see him sidelined by a club that values data over heart is a tragedy. Everton, in their quiet wisdom, has chosen humanity over metrics. I weep with joy. This is the kind of football we must protect.
I don’t know much about football but I know Grealish used to be good. If he can help Everton win some games, that’s all that matters. Hope he stays healthy.
£50m?! 😂💀 Grealish is a glorified substitute who got lucky once. City paid £100m for a guy who can’t even dribble past a 60-year-old fan in the stands. This is the kind of transfer that makes me want to delete my Premier League app forever. #WastefulSpending #FootballIsDead
eh. i thought everton were broke. now they’re paying for a guy who couldn’t even play for city? sounds like a trap. i’m not buying it.
There’s something poetic about this. Grealish, once the brightest young star in English football, now finds himself at a club that’s been waiting for a moment like this for over a decade. It’s not just about tactics or wages-it’s about redemption. Everton, a club built on tradition, giving a player back his dignity. That’s the kind of story that reminds you why you ever cared about football in the first place.
Let’s be real-Grealish is a 29-year-old winger with a 300k weekly wage who hasn’t started a Premier League game in 18 months. This isn’t a transfer; it’s a liquidity event disguised as a football move. Everton’s financial model is built on the assumption that Grealish will either become a global brand or trigger a tax write-off. The £50m option? A placeholder for a future sale to a Saudi consortium. This isn’t football. It’s a derivatives contract with cleats.
He’s not a player. He’s a liability. And Everton just bought one.