David Moyes on the sidelines at Everton, with Jack Grealish in action
David Moyes on the sidelines at Everton, with Jack Grealish in action
Jack Grealish has been warned he could face an extended spell on the sidelines at Everton after his failure to show up for training.
Everton previously confirmed that the 31-year-old had "breached club dicipline", and it has since been revealed that he did not report for training early last week.
He has since been left out of the side to face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup last week, and then again against the same opponents in the Premier League on Monday night.
Former Man United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that David Moyes is "not happy" with the situation and will make Grealish earn his place in the squad.
Moyes has recently explained that the wide midfielder still has a role to play and can still have a future at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, but he must work his way back in.
What is next for Jack Grealish at Everton?
Brown told Football Insider on 3 November that a number of Everton players have been left unhappy with Grealish, while his actions have been labelled "unforgivable".
It has also been suggested that this is part of the reason Man City have been so keen to part ways with Grealish, where he will become a free agent come next summer.
There is still a way back for Grealish at Everton, and nothing has been ruled out, but he has been told that he will have to earn his place by working hard and proving himself.
"There's always a way back, but what is Jack Grealish prepared to do about it?" Brown asked Football Insider.
"It doesn't matter what Mick Brown thinks, it's not really even about what David Moyes thinks, it's about when Jack Grealish walks into training, not what he says, but what he does.
"He has to put a marker down to those Everton players first of all, but also to Moyes and to the supporters, and prove that he wants to be a part of what they're trying to do.
"Jack Grealish has got to prove now that he wants to be an Everton player, and that means getting his head down and working hard in training to prove he deserves to be.
"For any player, if you're not showing up to training, that is a serious problem and it's going to raise question marks about his commitment.
"The only way back for him now is to show that commitment on the training field and eventually convince Moyes he deserves to be back with the first-team squad.
"Moyes is not happy, though, so it's going to be a difficult job for him and rightly so, he doesn't deserve just to saunter back in and take his place back as if nothing happened."
Could Everton pull the plug on signing Grealish permanently?
The latest situation with Grealish has raised new questions about whether or not Everton will make his stay permanent, as he is set to become a free agent next summer.
There had been an expectation that, following two year-long loan spells, the England international would eventually complete a permanent move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Football Insider revealed last month that Grealish remained a big part of Moyes' plans at Everton despite what has been a slow start to the season since his return.
However, other options are now likely to make those places their own, with Grealish set to be cast out at least in the short-term, as he has a lot of making up to do.
Should he wish to make a permanent move to Everton, he will have to prove his commitment to the club, with doubts now growing over his long-term future.