Jack Grealish Set for Shock MLS Switch After Impressive Everton Loan

‎Jack Grealish has been advised that a future in Major League Soccer could suit him perfectly, even though he has impressed during his loan spell at Everton. The winger’s career appeared to be stalling at Manchester City after limited opportunities, but his form has revived at Goodison Park. With questions surrounding a permanent move to Everton, the England international has now been linked with a possible switch to North America.

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‎Jack Grealish has been tipped for a future MLS move despite impressing on loan at Everton, with Robert Earnshaw backing a North America switch.

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‎Everton brought Grealish in on a season-long loan in August as part of a plan to revive his fortunes. After falling out of favour under Pep Guardiola at City, the winger said he was delighted to make the move to Merseyside.

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‎He said: “I'm over the moon to have signed for Everton - It's massive for me, honestly. This is a great club, with great fans. As soon as I spoke to the manager, I knew there was only one place that I wanted to go. On social media, I've been flooded with messages from Everton supporters, so there's that side of it as well and that's another reason why I chose Everton. I want to say thank you to the fans for all of the messages I've had already. Thank you for all of the love and support. I hope I can repay you now and I'm sure I will.”

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‎So far this season, Grealish has featured 22 times across all competitions, scoring twice and providing six assists. Everton could attempt to sign him permanently, but there is no certainty that a deal will happen, leaving the door open for other clubs.

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‎Former West Brom striker Robert Earnshaw believes the “entertaining” Grealish would be an excellent fit in MLS. The ex-Wales international said the league should target players earlier in their careers and suggested that Grealish, now 30, should consider making the move sooner rather than later.

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‎Earnshaw told Betvictor Casino: “I can definitely see Jack Grealish in MLS at some point. I think he'd be perfect. I think he'd be great. Interestingly enough, I just bumped into Jack Grealish as well, and what a great guy he is, but also a great football player. He's entertaining. He gives really great insight into what he's thinking and how he is. I think somebody like that would be amazing. Grealish in MLS, that would be incredible.

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‎“You look at some of the names now, and I think this is maybe something that MLS has to really start to look at even more, getting those players even earlier. Because the capability to pay the Designated Player contracts is there, and you go for the players even earlier. Of course, MLS has been known for players kind of later on, when they hit their 30s, that's when they go. I think the good thing that MLS has done is they've started to bring young, great, really talented players now through, way younger.

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‎“Lots of South American boys that are playing there, so there are lots of young foreign players from everywhere in South America and Concacaf and all of these places, but also lots of European players as well. But I think it would be great for MLS to really go for players in that kind of prime 25 to 26, 28 kind of age range. So I think there are a lot of players that would fit in.”

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‎Everton climbed to 10th in the Premier League after beating Aston Villa 1-0 at Villa Park. Thierno Barry netted the winner in a match that saw Grealish face his former club. Although David Moyes did not single him out, he praised the overall team effort.

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‎Moyes told BBC Match of the Day: “Incredibly satisfying. It's more to do with what we've not got at the moment and that's no discrediting the boys who played today. We've been working out all week on how we can get a result against them. It took a bit of luck in moments. We could have been in front after 10 seconds. We didn't shut up shop, we created opportunities when we could. I thought Jimmy Garner was immense. It was a big game for Harrison. He stepped up today and he's doing well for such a young player. Merlin too. The Everton players will have seen more from him today. I've got centre halves who do their best to defend the goal and I've got a great goalkeeper. We try to be solid. I don't know any good teams that aren't good defensively. We can't score loads and loads of goals so we have to make sure we're solid.”

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‎Grealish will aim for a strong second half of the campaign as he pushes for a place in Thomas Tuchel’s England World Cup squad. His Manchester City contract runs until 2027, and it remains uncertain whether he will see out the deal or move on in 2026.