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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Outcast Jack Grealish shock target for Everton as Toffees line up marquee signing for new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium
The 29-year-old is desperate to break back into the England team GREAL DEAL Outcast Jack Grealish shock target for Everton as Toffees line up marquee signing for new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) JACK GREALISH has emerged as a shock transfer target for Everton. The Toffees are keen for a marquee signing as they prepare to move into their new Bramley-Moore Dock home. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Jack Grealish is reportedly a summer target for Everton Credit: Getty 4 The City star is desperate to play in next summer's World Cup Credit: Alamy 4 Grealish was controversially overlooked for Euro 2024 Credit: Getty Grealish has endured two tough seasons at Manchester City. The £100million man has found game time hard to come by under Pep Guardiola. He featured just 20 times in the Premier League last term, scoring once. According to the Daily Mail, Everton are tracking Grealish's availability. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL GROUND BREAKING Premier League stadiums of the future with eight clubs splashing out £6bn Grealish is on £300,000-a-week at City and any deal would likely be a loan. The England winger's contract runs until June 2027. Everton's new Friedkin Group owners are reportedly keen to make a splash this summer. And Grealish's short-term future increasingly looks set away from the Etihad. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The 29-year-old has been left out of City's Club World Cup squad. Guardiola takes his men to the US later this month for the revamped 32-team tournament. Man City drop Jack Grealish transfer hint as they launch stunning new kit for Club World Cup Grealish requires game time if he is to break back into the England fold. The ex-Aston Villa star was controversially left out of last year's Euros. And with just 12 months until the World Cup, he is reportedly keen on a move to secure that. 4 England boss Thomas Tuchel has indicated Grealish won't be considered for the Three Lions until he is playing regularly. Tuchel said: "He's a unique player. "But he needs minutes and minutes and minutes, and he simply does not get them. "He needs to make himself available by playing."
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Outcast Jack Grealish shock target for Everton as Toffees line up marquee signing for new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium
JACK GREALISH has emerged as a shock transfer target for Everton. The Toffees are keen for a marquee signing as they prepare to move into their new Advertisement 4 Jack Grealish is reportedly a summer target for Everton Credit: Getty 4 The City star is desperate to play in next summer's World Cup Credit: Alamy 4 Grealish was controversially overlooked for Euro 2024 Credit: Getty The He featured just 20 times in the Premier League last term, scoring once. According to the Advertisement READ MORE ON FOOTBALL Grealish is on £300,000-a-week at City and any deal would likely be a loan. The England winger's contract runs until June 2027. Everton's And Grealish's short-term future increasingly looks set away from the Etihad. Advertisement Most read in Football Exclusive BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The 29-year-old has been left out of City's Club World Cup squad. Guardiola takes his men to the US later this month for the revamped 32-team tournament. Man City drop Jack Grealish transfer hint as they launch stunning new kit for Club World Cup Grealish requires game time if he is to break back into the Advertisement The ex-Aston Villa star was controversially And with just 12 months until the World Cup, he is reportedly keen on a move to secure that. 4 England boss Advertisement Tuchel said: "He's a unique player. "But he needs minutes and minutes and minutes, and he simply does not get them. "He needs to make himself available by playing."
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Newcastle ready to rescue Jack Grealish from Man City hell but will only consider loan transfer for £300k-a-week star
NEWCASTLE will try to rescue Jack Grealish from his Manchester City hell - but only on loan. The Toon are keen on Grealish, 29, who is on his way out of the Etihad. 7 Jack Grealish is a loan target for Newcastle after being snubbed by Man City Credit: Getty 7 Pep Guardiola snubbed Grealish in the FA Cup final to give Claudio Echeverri his debut Credit: Reuters The £100million man was Magpies boss Eddie Howe will turn his interest into an approach if City look at sending Grealish and his £300,000-a-week wages elsewhere for the season. And that will become even more of a READ MORE ON JACK GREALISH But it is unlikely that any will pay a fee and take on his monster salary. Even a straight loan is a challenge for most. So Most read in Football As previously reported by SunSport, the CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Grealish - who managed just one Prem goal and one assist in 2024-25 - has been And the Jack Grealish chokes back tears in heartbreaking interview as Man City ace pays tribute to brother who died 25 years ago He responded to comments from ex-Aston Villa team-mate Gabriel Agbonlahor regarding the gaffer's decision to give Agbonhalor said: "I think towards the end of the season, it felt to me like it got a bit personal. "Bringing on a young kid for his debut in an FA Cup final when you're chasing a goal, when you've got someone who's had the career Jack's had just seemed a bit odd. "That seemed a bit personal to me, like a last little dig to get you out, to upset you, to (make) you want to move. But we've seen this before from Pep. 7 7 "Pep can be ruthless at times. If he feels that you're not part of his future plans, he will get rid of you." When talkSPORT posted the clip to Instagram, Grealish commented, appearing to point to how many sub appearances he's made: "What u want me to do score a hatty in 20?" Kevin De Bruyne suffered a similar fate by being pushed out by the Spanish manager - with Kyle Walker and John Stones likely to follow suit. Rayan Ait-Nouri's £34m move from Wolves should also be finalised in time for him to fly out with City next week. 7 Grealish responded to comments on social media Credit: Instagram @talksport 7 Eddie Howe is preparing in case Anthony Gordon leaves Credit: Getty 7
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Aston Villa icon looks unrecognisable as Jack Grealish posts Instagram message
Jack Grealish admitted he was left starstruck after bumping into Aston Villa legend Olof Mellberg, who is now unrecognisable from his playing days Jack Grealish says he was left starstruck after bumping into a barely recognisable Olof Mellberg. Despite now playing under the legendary Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and sharing a dressing room with football greats like Kevin De Bruyne, it seems an encounter with ex-Aston Villa defender Mellberg made a significant impression on him. The lifelong Villa supporter seized the moment to capture the meeting on Instagram. With his arm around Mellberg for the photo, Grealish pointed enthusiastically at the Swede, a broad grin spread across his face. Next to the image of the pair, the City midfielder wrote: "Not many people that I get starstruck over, but this guy is one! Big Olof Mellberg. One of my boyhood heroes." Now sporting a different look from his Villa Park days, the 47-year-old, with tousled hair and a bushy, greying beard, appeared equally pleased to see Grealish. Mellberg signed for Villa from Racing Santander in 2001 for a fee around £5million. It proved to be money well spent as the hard-tackling icon spent seven seasons with the club. He clocked up 263 appearances, scored eight goals and even captained Villa for several seasons. He also helped the club win the Intertoto Cup in 2001. In 2008, Mellberg moved to Juventus, where he stayed for a year before switching to Greek side Olympiacos for three seasons. Short stints at Villareal and Copenhagen followed, before he retired in 2014. Having turned to management, he took the reins of Swedish outfits IF Brommapojkarna and Helsingborg, as well as Norway's Fremad Amager. His latest venture led him stateside with St. Louis City SC, but his tenure was cut short as he was shown the door after a solitary season in MLS. Grealish, who made an eye-watering £100m switch from Villa to Manchester City in 2021, is now on the periphery at the Etihad following four years with the club. After spending much of this season warming the bench, speculation is rife about where he will land next. The 29-year-old has been linked with Everton, Tottenham, Newcastle and West Ham. A return to Villa Park continues to be whispered about, though it appears off the cards for the moment. Speaking towards the end of the season, Guardiola also hinted that Grealish's future could lie away from Eastlands. "Of course, Jack has to play," Guardiola said. "He's an unbelievable player that has to play football every three days. It didn't happen this season and last season either. He needs to do it, and that's with us, or another place. And that's a question for Jack, his agent, and the club." Grealish will set to miss out on the Club World Cup this summer, with his main priority being to find a new club ahead of the 2025/26 season and the World Cup next summer, if he still has realistic ambitions of playing for England at the tournament.
Scotsman
6 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
10 players Rangers could look sign if Russell Martin is appointed as manager at Ibrox
4 . Cameron Archer - Southampton The ex-Aston Villa academy starlet cost Southampton a reported fee of £15million when he signed in 2024, but he struggled for regular game time at St Mary's last year following the departure of Martin. Linked with a loan move to Leeds United in January, Archer is another who has spoken highly of Martin's management style, saying he "was one of the main reasons" he joined Southampton last summer, adding that his playing style, coaching and ability to improve him as a player as the key factors behind his decision to move. Archer is someone Martin could target, should he be appointed at Rangers. | Getty Images
