Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Sexual Ealing]

He'd be out with his loading injury for at least half the season. Everton's the best place for him.

[eamonn]

True, he can't load for shit. Jack will probably start 20-25 games a season max for the rest of his life.

[KevinGage]

If priced accordingly - and the salary is bumped up with appearance fees and bonuses etc - I wouldn't be dead set against it.

The homegrown rule still needs to form part of our thinking.

But like SE, think he'll be allowed to more leeway at Everton.  Prob a better fit for him at this stage of his career.

[enigma]

If he hadn't played well for us 5 years ago no one would be talking about wanting him here. He's not the player that left, he hasn't played more than 20 league games in a season for 4 seasons. He's at an age where even if was highly professional decline would be starting, and he isn't highly professional.

Not sure i agree. People were perfectly happy to have Barkley back who had achieved even less in the preceding few years.

[PeterWithesShin]

Probably because he'd just had 2 good seasons and was on 60k a week. If he wasn't having good seasons, was often injured and was on 300k a week there'd have been a lot less happiness.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Barkley had looked really good in a poor Luton side. I still think he's been a decent signing for the price.

[eamonn]

Yep, he's been solid. Still has the technique. If we can keep him fit, he'll continue to contribute. Having sat out the European games, hopefully he'll get some gametime in the CL next season.

[CT Villan]

Massive no to Grealish, the inevitable big money it would cost can be better spent elsewhere and with greater potential value.

That ship sailed a long time ago.

[Rory]

Probably because he'd just had 2 good seasons and was on 60k a week. If he wasn't having good seasons, was often injured and was on 300k a week there'd have been a lot less happiness.

Yep.

If we're pinning the slightest hope of Grealish suddenly rediscovering his form of five years ago, to the point that he'd justify his ridiculous wage, then we might as well give up now.

Objectively, nothing he has done since he left would warrant us signing him.

He betrayed us once. Five years later, he's just not good enough.

Let him go.

[Dogtanian]

And his calves are still shit.

[Rory]

And his calves are still shit.

Oh no, his calves are still gorge.

[ChicagoLion]

I have met a lot of blokes who have been dumped by their girlfriend or wife but have never got over it.
But she went off with your best mate, you know she banged the local rugby club, she continually emptied your bank account and spent it on Pinot Grigio , shoes and scratch cards etc etc.
But they would still have her back. Sad really.

[Monty]

We had people arguing to bring back Benteke after he had, by any measure, proven to be a flash in the pan. Grealish may have been neutered by Guardiola but after he left us he was a near-ever present in a team that won the treble.

Plus look, he's obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed, but for all his off-field antics he's quite clearly a lovely fella. The vitriol is misplaced.

[brontebilly]

There's a big difference between trying 25 year old Sancho and 30 year old Grealish.

Grealish is still a footballer, not sure what Sancho is. Last summer when we were desperate we should have brought him back instead of Sancho and Elliot. But we aren't desperate this summer, he's had a serious injury since and is still getting pissed out of his mind.

[garyellis]

Why do we need an ageing declining former player?
I would much rather us develop one of our own ( if we believe they have the potential) or take a calculated risk on a young player.
My understanding was that loan cost Everton north of £12m - no thanks.
Ps I didn’t want Sancho either!