Have found myself in a similar position. I think he's been alright so far. Not good, not bad, just alright. Hasn't done anything particularly egregious but hasn't exactly provided a wealth of evidence that he's worth what we paid. But fuck me, the level of anger towards him, the way people scrutinise his lifestyle, the amount of people who come back to this thread in droves whenever he misplaces a pass - I've ended up a Grealish "fanboy" simply by giving him time.
The Overton window has been completely shifted on him. When he came in it was a case of "Looks talented but needs to learn, let's see how he settles", but nowadays we get another 10 pages added to this embarrassing thread when he goes on holiday and another 30 pages when he doesn't produce a match-winning performance. A lot of people have planted their flag on him and will simply never budge now unless he becomes a bona fide legend, a la Jesus & Mahrez.
Jesus and Mahrez are both solid members of our squad now. Mahrez is top quality, Jesus has turned into a different kind of player to the one we were expecting but puts a big shift in and scores big goals. But on here you still get people questioning Jesus' value and unironically calling Mahrez "FFS". The same shit will follow Grealish around now, even as he settles in. He'll spend his peak years with us and win loads of trophies, but some will never convert.
