David Moyes backs Jack Grealish to 'fight back and show everybody' at Everton after Manchester City struggles
Published 17/08/2025 at 23:52 GMT+1
Jack Grealish is set to make his Everton debut against Leeds United on Monday night after joining The Toffees on loan from Manchester City. The England international was a ÂŁ100 million signing for City in 2021, but had fallen out of favour under Pep Guardiola. Everton boss David Moyes claimed Grealish is now motivated to prove his doubters wrong after making the switch to Merseyside.
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David Moyes said Jack Grealish is determined to "fight back and show everybody" at Everton in the Premier League this season.
The 29-year-old joined The Toffees on loan from Manchester City after making just seven league starts under Pep Guardiola last season.
And Moyes claimed the England international is out to prove a point with his new club.
"The knowledge that he thinks he’s got a little bit to prove and to stand up," Moyes said when asked why he wanted to sign Grealish.
"I’ve had to do that myself. I’ve had to come back from being knocked down. Sometimes you have to have that resilience to bounce back, to fight back and to show everybody. I just sense Jack is carrying that with him now.
"I hope it shows through this season because, if it does, then we’ll get a lot of good things from Jack."
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Despite the addition of Grealish, Moyes said Everton remain a work in progress after several bottom-half finishes in the Premier League.
Thierno Barry, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Carlos Alcaraz, Adam Aznou and goalkeepers Mark Travers and Tom King have also been signed this summer.
But Moyes suggested the club's recent relegation battles have made Everton a less appealing destination for prospective signings.
"The club have done brilliantly to build a new stadium. I think now there has to be a building of a football club back inside it, to get it back to where it was and more importantly to get the team back to where it was," he added.
"We are a long way off at the moment. I don’t think we can do that in this window and make the team what we want it to be, but we are going to need people along the journey to make it more exciting and make people want to come and play.
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"Whether that is through high-profile players or our league position or how we are playing, we are needing some of them to give us a lift now.
"There’s been quite a few players who I’ve been disappointed have not chosen to come to Everton this summer and I think that’s because, if you look at the last four or five years, we’ve not been in great shape.
"Hopefully they are beginning to see a new stadium, great results in the second half of last season, and they start to believe Everton is a good home for them."
Everton begin their Premier League campaign with a trip to newly promoted Leeds United on Monday night.
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