Everton ramp up Jack Grealish transfer bid with Man City star 'keen' on switch

Everton have cranked up their efforts to sign Jack Grealish as he aims to revive his career. The Manchester City winger faces little future at the Etihad Stadium having been told to leave by Pep Guardiola.

Grealish was axed from the City squad for the Club World Cup in the USA. With the new season now just a week away, the 29-year-old is yet to find a new club but it appears that Everton could offer him a way out.

According to The Times, David Moyes’ side are upping their attempts to take Grealish to Merseyside. They are keen to sign him on loan and further conversations regarding an agreement have recently taken place.

City are aiming to recoup as much of Grealish's £300k-per-week wage packet as possible, a demand that Everton are seemingly open to meeting. The winger is also open to a move across the north west.

Speaking about Grealish’s future earlier this summer, Guardiola said: “It was a conversation between him and the club and they decide. Jack is an exceptional player, the only reason why he didn’t play last season is of course my decisions, and we decide that he has to play - and the club was honest, he was honest.

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“We decide the best is that he has a place that he can feel he can play and come back to be the player that he was in the year of the treble or all his career at Aston Villa; without him it would have been impossible or more difficult to achieve the treble.

“The fact is the last two seasons he hasn’t played much minutes and he has to come back to play and get the butterflies back in his stomach that he can play every three days and show again the quality that he has.”

Grealish could become Everton’s sixth signing of the summer should a move go through. They have already completed deals for Thierno Barry and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Villarreal and Chelsea respectively.

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Adam Aznou and Mark Travers have also completed moves, while Carlos Alcaraz’s loan from Flamengo was made permanent. Moyes’ side also retain an interest in Southampton’s Tyler Dibling - the youngster having missed the Saints’ Championship opener against Wrexham on Saturday.

Everton commence their Premier League campaign next weekend against newly-promoted Leeds United. Meanwhile, Man City kick off their campaign against Wolves at Molineux.

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