Jack Grealish of Everton.

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David Moyes has suggested that Everton are still undecided on whether to turn the loan deals for Tyrique George and Jack Grealish into permanent transfers.

Grealish signed on a season-long loan from Manchester City last summer and impressed before his campaign was curtailed by a foot injury.

The 30-year-old scored twice and provided six assists in 18 Premier League starts. Grealish will return to a City side under new management, after the club confirmed Pep Guardiola’s decision to step down. He is contracted at the Etihad until 2027.

George arrived from Chelsea in the January transfer window and has had limited opportunities to impress. The 20-year-old has made only one Premier League start, and has totalled just 182 league minutes. Despite that, Moyes said he has been ‘happy’ with George since his arrival at Everton.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of facing Tottenham this week, Moyes also confirmed the club are ‘very close’ to a new deal for Vitalii Mykolenko.

“We’ve got two players on loan and, obviously, at the moment, they go back to their clubs and we’ll take it from there. As the summer goes on, we’ll decide what path we’re going to take on both of them.

“We like Tyrique, obviously we like Jack a lot – but we’ve not got an answer [yet]. 

“We’ve enjoyed having Tyrique here – he’s been an excellent boy and his work-rate and everything has been excellent, so we’re happy with him.”

Moyes also provided an update on Grealish’s season-ending injury. He said the surgeon has been positive about his recovery progress.

“We’ve looked after Jack since his injury and his injury is coming on. He had quite a bad break in his foot, which has been pinned and it’s looking in good order now. The surgeon has been speaking very well about it and thinks it’s healing greatly. Normally a player would go back to their parent club [when injured] and be looked after from there but we’ll continue doing our best for Jack.”

 

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 Posted
22/05/2026 at
12:11:52

Sounds like our transfer business is going to be decided by the money men.

And although Grealish was set to go back to Man City, they didn’t want him there. Could be a good negotiating position for us, or their new manager may want to keep him.

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
13:07:04

Warning – if you are as fed up as I am over our recent slump and don’t want to feel any worse my advice is don’t watch our managers pre Spurs press conference.

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
13:20:14

Laurie, he said we’ve played quite well in our last few games, but didn’t deserve to win, work that one out if you can?

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
13:27:56

He didn’t seriously call him “boy”, did he?

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
13:35:21

The Spurs match is on telly as well, you just know the script already

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
13:45:02

I wonder if Moyes saying Everton are undecided is code for “I don’t know Everton’s transfer plans because I’ll be at the world cup when the new manager takes over” ?
One can dream

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
13:56:30

“We’ve played quite well”!!! Ffs that was one of the worst performances I’ve seen in years against Sunderland,.lethargic lacking in quality, dreary impotent shite, one of many shocking performances that the home faithful have had served up this season

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
14:00:16

Moyes was asked if he’d give the younger players a run out for the last game of the season he said NO, nothing new there.

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
14:24:22

I just read in the Echo that if Gana Gueye had played 1 more game it would have triggered the extra year on his contract. Now a few weeks back Moyes said his injury was minor but he hasn’t played in our last few games so maybe its been decided not to trigger an extra year. I understand he is not the player he was but he is still someone I would have to be able to call on in certain games. Obviously they don’t want to trigger another loan deal for Grealish just yet at the beginning of the summer break especially as he is one of the biggest earners.
I know when we took George on loan the reporter on Sky said he wouldn’t disclose how much Chelsea want to allow this deal to become permanent but it was he said an eye watering amount.

Moyes said he is under a cloud, so he knows he is under pressure to start the season well as it seems according to Kinnear he will be in charge for the new season. He also said he was looking to add experience and youth in the summer signings, after the debacle of the last window signing young players didnt work lets hope the emphasis is on experience.

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
14:27:46

Under a cloud, is exactly how I have felt watching quite a few of the games I have attended this season, and I don’t think I have ever been to less games.

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
14:32:25

Jay #6, or maybe it means ‘I don’t know what the transfer plans are ‘cos I don’t have any control over them. I’ve told the ace recruitment team who I want so I hope a bunch of kids that I can’t use don’t show up instead’

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
14:52:24

Moyes is in charge of transfers and has said so himself. Part of his falling out at West Ham was because he didn’t want to work with a director of football.

I do believe the owners told Moyes that they wanted younger players brought in, but Moyes had the final say.

He just has no idea how to integrate young players into his squad

 Posted
22/05/2026 at
15:09:39

Eric, don’t ruin it for me haha

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