Jack Grealish | Set to join Everton on season-long loan

[uwerosler28]

OK. So the conversation is 'who is equal value to Jack who can improve us?'

Tell me when in the real world there was last a direct player swap with no fee?, also included a player who was marginalised at his current club who was swapped for a young up and coming player. This is the scenario being requested above.

 

[RodneyRodney]

I'm a City supporter - but don't disrespect other clubs like that.
Football wasn't invented when the PL came around.

They finished above "The biggest club in the world" last season, and I can see them doing it again 25/26

 

[King Jay]

What interest? No one wants him.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Tell me when in the real world there was last a direct player swap with no fee?, also included a player who was marginalised at his current club who was swapped for a young up and coming player. This is the scenario being requested above.

So it's not possible? Nice outlook mate.

 

[uwerosler28]

So it's not possible? Nice outlook mate.

Mate our outlook changes fuck all from the reality of what's actually likely.

 

[Mad 4 It]

For me there are others players ahead of him who should leave. He may not have been what people expected or hoped for but you know what he keeps the ball well and if we have the ball the opposition can’t score

 

[uwerosler28]

For me there are others players ahead of him who should leave. He may not have been what people expected or hoped for but you know what he keeps the ball well and if we have the ball the opposition can’t score

Neither will we if he has it.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Neither will we if he has it.

That's why I really rate Doku ahead of many here.

He's hungry and makes things happen even if he's being asked to do something ridiculous like take on 4 at once and try to create freedom for our other players.

It doesn't always work but he's not afraid to try!

 

[Matt.D]

For me there are others players ahead of him who should leave. He may not have been what people expected or hoped for but you know what he keeps the ball well and if we have the ball the opposition can’t score

There’s zero chance Pep is playing him again. I don’t understand why some fans still don’t see the issue.

 

[adelaideblue]

There’s zero chance Pep is playing him again. I don’t understand why some fans still don’t see the issue.

Isn’t that Peps job to get the best out of him. There’s a world class player there.

 

[yatesy94.]

Isn’t that Peps job to get the best out of him. There’s a world class player there.

Can we please give it up with this "world class" tag when referring to Grealish. Zidane, Messi, David Silva, Salah etc who consistently performed throughout their career are world class. If he was anywhere close to be being world class there'd be loads clubs queuing up to sign him but haven't seen/heard of any interest whatsoever...

 

[King Jay]

Isn’t that Peps job to get the best out of him. There’s a world class player there.

No there isn’t. Nowhere near world class.

 

[Gorbachev]

He will be here next season I reckon.

He is on £300k a week and unless a team puts up 70/75% of that in a loan, he won't be going anywhere.

Can't see anybody buying him.

We ain't gonna be paying more than £100k a week to a player to play for another team, that's just idiotic.

Those days have gone at City.

 

[bluemoon32]

Isn’t that Peps job to get the best out of him. There’s a world class player there.

Grealish world class....fucking hell ha

 

[Centurions]

Isn’t that Peps job to get the best out of him. There’s a world class player there.

Perhaps you ought to have a word with Jack and try and convince him of that?

 

[Tier2Blue]

Sure JG will get a loan move near the end of the window. Assume there is brinkmanship from 3 parties about who covers the wages. Think we will want them covered which will likely mean JG has to waive a chunk. Imagine he will if sincere about wanting to play at next years World Cup. Sad the way it’s gone but time to move him on.

 

[Dribble]

For me there are others players ahead of him who should leave. He may not have been what people expected or hoped for but you know what he keeps the ball well and if we have the ball the opposition can’t score

I've always been a supporter of Jack, but the situation he finds himself in, he brought about himself.

I see no reason to keep a £100m player on very high wages on the bench, for the reason you've outlined. We need players who're pushing to start & who have a career at City ahead of them, not behind them.

The acquisition of RAN changes many, many things. Doku & RAN on the left will give opposition defences nightmares. Last season, teams negated a mostly isolated Jeremy by doubling/trebling up on him, whilst many (not me) lamented over him not producing miracles.

If we setup as we did during RAN's debut in the CWC, clubs can't effectively commit between 4-6 players to mark both Doku & RAN. This is why I don't see where a ball retaining, left wing playing Grealish fits in. He rarely attacks & beats his markers inside or outside to provide crosses/passes into the penalty box danger zones.

If we could achieve the same on the right flank as with RAN & Doku on the left, with the flamboyance of Cherki in the middle, the low block & rapid counters against our plodding midfield & defence will finally become more of a rarity, than the predictable occurrences they are now.

 

[Matt.D]

Isn’t that Peps job to get the best out of him. There’s a world class player there.

He isn’t and has never been world class. He was a good and important player in a world class side for half a season. He seems like a lovely person. But I'm more referring to the lack of professionalism, alcohol problems etc. pep has given him chance after chance to get sorted and now he’s burnt all his bridges at the club.

 

[CΛL]

Isn’t that Peps job to get the best out of him. There’s a world class player there.

He’s going on 30 mate, he’s never been world class, it certainly won’t happen at this age after a 2 year slump

 

[oldius]

If others like Gundo an Kovacic go, I would like Jack to stay and compete for a central role.
His absence from the CWC squad though suggests that he is not part of the plan.