Jack Grealish faces lacking the remainder of the season, talkSPORT understands.
Grealish is to see a specialist after struggling a suspected stress fracture in his foot.
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The harm is prone to put pay to Grealish’s hopes of forcing his approach into England’s World Cup squad.
A tricky break
Grealish’s final sport earlier than the harm got here in serving to Everton to a 1-0 win at former membership Aston Villa on Sunday.
Nonetheless, the win got here at an enormous price to the 30-year-old, who might have performed his remaining sport for the Merseyside membership having joined them on mortgage from Manchester Metropolis final summer season.
The harm is predicted to maintain him out for plenty of months and is ready to be evaluated by a specialist within the coming days to establish the total extent of the harm.
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Grealish has reignited his profession this season after falling down the pecking order underneath Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola.
The previous Aston Villa skipper hit the bottom working and rapidly regarded extra like his previous self underneath David Moyes.
His kind remained constant throughout the first half of the season however sickness and suspension has affected his availability in current weeks
Everton have the choice to make his mortgage deal everlasting on the finish of the season for £50million.
They’ve already proven an enormous financial dedication to Grealish by paying round £250,000 of his £300,000 wages at Manchester Metropolis.
What subsequent for Everton and Grealish?
Regardless of their being a chance of prolonged lay-off, the Toffees should still look to set off their buy possibility having already seen what the star can carry to the membership.
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Grealish has made 20 league appearances this season, equalling his whole for Manchester Metropolis throughout the complete 2024/25 marketing campaign.
He has registered two objectives and 6 assists for Moyes’ aspect as they eye a European push.
Grealish has rapidly grow to be a key determine for Everton and his absence might show to be a turning level of their season.
Everton are already with out plenty of pivotal stars having performed by means of the festive interval with a light-weight squad.
However there might quickly be excellent news on the horizon for Moyes with Jarrad Branthwaite stepping up his return to motion after a hamstring harm.
In the meantime, Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye are set to return to the membership later this week after their triumph with Senegal on the Africa Cup of Nations.
England profession
Grealish, who started his worldwide profession with Eire earlier than switching allegiances to England, was brutally disregarded of Gareth Southgate’s squad for Euro 2024 however briefly returned to the fold underneath interim head coach Lee Carsley.
Hello thirty fourth and final cap for the Three Lions got here in a 3-1 win in opposition to Finland in October 2024.
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Grealish was handed his England bow in September 2020 in a Nations League conflict in opposition to Denmark and scoring his first worldwide objective 12 months later in opposition to Andorra.
The Everton man has netted 4 occasions for England.
