Everton target new loan deal for Manchester City winger Jack Grealish
Everton hope to negotiate a second loan deal with Manchester City to keep England winger Jack Grealish at Hill Dickinson Stadium next season.
The England international is currently on loan from the Carabao Cup winners until the end of the current campaign.
This existing agreement includes a £50m option to buy the creative playmaker.
However, the Merseyside club are highly unlikely to trigger that clause as it would represent a club-record transfer fee.
Moyes keen to retain influential winger
Despite the financial constraints, manager David Moyes remains eager to keep the former Aston Villa captain within his squad.
A renewed temporary switch is considered the most probable outcome between the two Premier League clubs.
Formal discussions regarding the player’s future are not expected to commence until the current season officially concludes.
Immediate impact curtailed by injury
The talented forward is currently sidelined with a severe foot injury and has not featured competitively since January.
Medical staff expect the attacker to miss the remainder of the domestic campaign.
Before suffering the setback, he made a spectacular start to his Everton career by claiming the Premier League Player of the Month award in August.
Despite his ten-week absence, only three players in the top flight have registered more than his impressive tally of six assists.
Guardiola moves on with new additions
The Birmingham-born star will enter the final year of his contract at the Etihad Stadium this summer.
He originally joined City for a then-British record fee of £100m in 2021.
Manager Pep Guardiola has seemingly closed the door on a potential return after heavily investing in alternative attacking options.
Recent arrivals in Manchester include Omar Marmoush, Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, and Antoine Semenyo.
City ideally want to secure a permanent transfer fee for a player who scored 17 goals in 157 appearances for them, but Everton strongly prefer another loan arrangement.
