Manchester City will only sanction a Jack Grealish loan to Everton if his full wages are covered | OneFootball

Manchester City will only sanction a season-long deal for Jack Grealish to join Everton this summer if they cover his full wages, according to journalist Ben Jacobs.

Everton want to sign the England international attacker and have resumed talks over a temporary deal.

Grealish earns around £300,000-a-week, which the Merseyside club could struggle to pay as it is much more than what their highest earner – Jordan Pickford (£125,000-a-week) – currently takes home.

However, Everton manager David Moyes could be keen to get a deal done as a move to sign Southampton winger Tyler Dibling appears to have fallen through.

Grealish is not in Man City manager Pep Guardiola’s plans, and was excluded from their Club World Cup squad.

The 29-year-old was also excluded from the team when the Spaniard fielded two different line-ups during a friendly against Preston North End in a behind-closed-doors match on Saturday.

He is now on the lookout for a new club, but it is unclear whether he is open to joining Everton despite having seemingly played his last game for Man City.

Grealish still has two years left on his current contract and will not want to take a salary reduction at his next club.

A permanent deal for him to join the Toffees may not be feasible unless he agrees to lower his demands, but successfully securing his services on loan could be massive for them.

Everton have strengthened their attack this summer by signing French striker Thierno Barry from Villarreal after permanently securing the services of Charly Alcaraz.

Adding Grealish to the forward line could help them improve significantly in the final third.