Moyes: Grealish still has a future at Everton, but return date unclear
Everton manager David Moyes says there is a route back for loanee Jack Grealish, though he cannot say when the midfielder will be available. Grealish missed two wins over Newcastle amid a reported disciplinary issue.
Everton manager David Moyes has said midfielder Jack Grealish can still return to the Premier League club, but he could not say when. Grealish missed both of the team's victories over Newcastle United in the past week.
What happened
The 31-year-old former England international is at Everton, based in Liverpool, on loan from Manchester City. He was left out of Thursday's 3-1 Carabao Cup win, the English League Cup competition. The club made that decision after what was believed to be an unauthorised absence from training.
On Monday, Everton won 1-0 at St James' Park in the Premier League, with Thierno Barry scoring the only goal. Grealish was absent again. The club said the reason was a lack of fitness.
Moyes' comments
After the match Moyes was guarded. He told BBC Sport that Grealish is unavailable at the moment and that a decision on when he becomes available again will be taken together with the club. Asked whether the absence was indeed down to fitness, he said all he was giving out was that the player is unavailable.
Pressed on whether the disciplinary issue had been resolved, Moyes answered "No" and said he could not comment on it. It therefore remains unclear when Grealish might return to the squad.
