Jack Grealish is still nursing the season ending injury he suffered while at Everton, but the Manchester City ace has uploaded a new update regarding his fitness battle
Manchester City forward Jack Grealish has expressed his resolve to “come back stronger” in his latest update since his season-ending injury. The 30-year-old was sent on loan to Everton at the start of season and impressed with his performances.
Before his loan move, opportunities in the first team under Pep Guardiola began to dry up, particularly after the likes of Omar Marmoush arrived in the 2025 January transfer window. It looked as if he had found a new home at Hill Dickinson Stadium under David Moyes, as he contributed two goals and six assists in 20 appearances under the ex-Manchester United manager.
However, his promising campaign was immediately ended after sustaining a stress fracture in Everton’s 1-0 victory over his former club Aston Villa on 18 January. Moyes subsequently confirmed in a press conference that Grealish would undergo surgery and would miss the rest of the season.
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Just a few days later, Grealish took to social media post-surgery, confessing he is “gutted” but pledged to return “fitter, stronger and better than before”. He also hinted at potentially staying at Everton beyond his season-long loan, expressing gratitude for the support he has received since his transfer.
Now, three weeks post-surgery, Grealish has shared another update. In an Instagram story featuring him exercising at the gym, the England international captioned: “So so locked in to come back stronger than ever” with a flexed bicep emoji and a football emoji.
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Before his season-ending injury, Grealish had become an integral part of Moyes’ starting line-up. The Scot was devastated to lose him for the remainder of the season.
“It’s really disappointing for the player, and for the club and all of us,” Moyes said in January. “He’s such an important part, a big character, big experience for us. We will miss him, he’s done a lot of good things for us.”
Since Grealish’s absence, Everton have produced inconsistent results, securing two victories, two draws and two defeats across the six matches he has sat out. The Toffees did, however, deliver an impressive 3-2 triumph at Newcastle United in their most recent outing.
Strikes from Jarrad Branthwaite, Beto and Thierno Barry secured Everton’s second consecutive victory at St James’ Park, strengthening the club’s ambitions of securing European qualification. With Grealish not expected to feature again this season, the question will soon turn to what his next move would be.
In the summer, he will enter the final year of his contract at the Etihad Stadium. With Antoine Semenyo arriving from Bournemouth in January and Rayan Cherki also joining last summer, the chances of Grealish forcing his way into the City eleven look slender.
It remains to be seen whether Everton will feel comfortable about signing him permanently after he suffered such an agonising injury. Either way, this summer will be a massive one for Grealish when it comes to making his next move.
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