Jack Grealish has made a sensational start to his Everton career since joining from Manchester City.
Everton managed to secure Jack Grealish’s signature on a season-long loan deal, which is considered a real coup.
Already, Grealish has made a big impact on Merseyside after registering four assists in his first two Premier League starts.
England manager Thomas Tuchel admitted he’s a big fan of Grealish and suggested that he will be considered in the next squad after missing out for the September camp.
Former striker Victor Anichebe is the latest figure to heap praise on the 29-year-old as he explained that he’s so similar to a previous fan favourite among Toffees supporters.
Everton winger Steven Pienaar.
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Victor Anichebe says Jack Grealish reminds him of Steve Pienaar
Victor Anichebe, who made 168 appearances for Everton, took to Instagram to hail Grealish after yet another stellar performance and actually compared him to former winger Steven Pienaar.
Anichebe wrote: “(Grealish) reminds me of when Steven Pienaar came to Everton. He was a different level to the rest of the group and ultimately raised the level. JG is a top top player.”
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Interestingly, Pienaar’s first season at Everton saw him register a whopping 13 assists, which is a tally Grealish could certainly get to.
The Toffees finished fifth in the Premier League that year, so it’ll be fascinating to see if Moyes’ side can get close to that this term.
Speaking after the Wolves game, Moyes admitted he wants to challenge for Europe.
David Moyes blown away by how good Jack Grealish is
Everybody knew Grealish was a top player, having watched him for years at Aston Villa and Manchester City.
However, it has been somewhat surprising to see precisely how good he is, and Moyes has echoed that sentiment.
“He is even better than I thought,” the Everton boss said. “He probably needs a bit of love and attention. He needs the games as well.
“Hopefully he starts building on it and he gets even better as the season goes on. He is making a big difference. Whether it is his assists, his presence, lots of things.
“So all credit to him. He is playing the minutes he may not have had in recent years. You know, he’s so good.
“What Jack gives us is something just on the edge, which, hopefully it’s on the edge of creativeness and maybe scoring goals.”