Jack Grealish says he "didn't enjoy football as much" towards the tail end of his time with Manchester City following his loan move to Everton.
- Grealish struggled at Man City
- "Didn't enjoy football as much"
- Bags two assists for Everton
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Grealish bagged two assists in Everton's 2-0 win over Brighton on Sunday in their first competitive game at their new Hill Dickinson Stadium. Following his full debut for the Toffees, the 29-year-old said he "fell out of love" with football, before qualifying that he didn't enjoy it as much in recent seasons at City.
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WHAT GREALISH SAID
He said as quoted by MEN: "For me, I wanted to come here, and the main thing was to enjoy football, you know, enjoying playing every day. And I think maybe at times in the last couple of years, I’ve fallen out of love – not fallen out of love, but just didn’t enjoy football as much as I should. My family said to me at times when I was at home and stuff. That’s down to no one else; it’s down to myself. But yeah, I absolutely love football, and I want to have that feeling again, when you wake up on a match day and you just can’t wait to get out there. That’s how I felt today and hopefully my performance showed that."
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Last season, Grealish started just seven Premier League games for City as he fell down the pecking order at the Etihad. The England international looks a shadow of the player he was in 2021 when City paid £100 million ($135m) for his services. But he may be able to reignite his career at Everton if he gets regular minutes during this loan spell.
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WHAT NEXT?
Former Aston Villa star Grealish, who has two years left on his City deal, could be in for a busy few days this week as Everton take on Mansfield Town in round two of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, followed by a trip to Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday.