Everton open to signing Grealish after loan - and believe £50m price may drop
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Life at Everton could not be much better for Jack Grealish. After admitting he fell out of love with football, he has started a new romance with the Toffees.
The feeling is clearly mutual. Everton would be open to signing him permanently when his loan ends and believe his price tag could drop considerably.
Manchester City have a rough value of £50m but this is unlikely to be the real cost come next summer.
By then the midfielder would be almost 31 and have just a year left on his deal.
The feeling around Blues bosses is they can negotiate a low figure and hang on to their newest hero if he continues to impress.
It is felt Grealish only had eyes for Everton early on in the transfer window, even when Moyes initially told him he would have to start on the bench.
As the complexities of the loan move were finalised, talks went long into the night and, when chief executive Angus Kinnear was unable to get home to put his son to bed, Grealish called him to apologise and assure the little boy he would become an Everton player soon.
