Many eyes will be on Jack Grealish this summer, as Everton look into making his move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium permanent.
Jack Grealish joined Everton last summer on loan having fallen down the pecking order at Manchester City.
What should Everton be willing to pay to bring back Grealish over the summer? 💰
And the England international quickly became a popular figure with Evertonians, and established himself as the creative spark in the team.
But frustratingly, after the game with Aston Villa back in January, Grealish picked up a foot injury that would turn out to be serious.
Grealish won’t play again for Everton this season, and the injury has cast doubt on him coming back permanently.
But Everton do want to do a deal – and The Friedkin Group stand to boost their reputation over the star amid reports of Grealish’s valuation.
Everton getting a £30m Jack Grealish discount would be impressive work
In football today, clubs are under the microscope when it comes to their spending.
PSR rules mean that clubs have to be mindful when it comes to player recruitment, and it’s simply impossible to buy player after player after player.
Everton, of course, have been handed points deductions by the Premier League for breaching profit and sustainability rules.
So being able to negotiate well is vital – and it seems Everton are eyeing a major discount on Grealish this summer.
Apparently, the Toffees value Grealish at £20 million, which is £30 million less than the £50 million option to buy clause that was negotiated with Manchester City when he was loaned.
Once the nature of Grealish’s injury became clear, it was always going to be likely that Everton would not pay the £50 million clause, and request new negotiations with City.
But to value Grealish at £20 million is a huge difference, and we’ll see if City are willing to play ball.
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He has no future at the Etihad Stadium, so hopefully a permanent deal at that price point can come to fruition.
If Everton can snag Grealish for £20 million, then this would really show that Everton mean business under The Friedkin Group. And it would potentially set the tone for other deals and negotiations.
Injury or not, a £30 million discount on a top creative international player would be impressive work, and show that TFG mean business.
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