Grealish is back! Everton winger returns to Finch Farm after disciplinary absence
Jack Grealish has returned to Everton‘s Finch Farm training ground as he works towards rejoining David Moyes’ first-team squad following his recent disciplinary absence.
The Manchester City loanee has resumed individual training but is not yet taking part in full sessions with his teammates, according to The Athletic, as reported by the Evening Standard.
Grealish working towards Everton comeback
The 31-year-old missed Friday night’s 3-1 victory over Coventry City, his fourth successive absence after sitting out the defeat at Arsenal and both recent matches against Newcastle United.
Grealish initially missed the Arsenal game through illness before being dropped for the Carabao Cup victory over Newcastle following a breach of club discipline. Reports subsequently linked the punishment to an unauthorised absence from training, although Everton have not publicly detailed the breach.
He remained unavailable for the Premier League win at Newcastle, with Moyes subsequently explaining that the winger needed to regain his match fitness before returning to the squad.
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Speaking before the Coventry fixture, Moyes said: “Jack is not available. I wouldn’t give you the plan, but we will be working with Jack again soon.”
The manager has maintained that Grealish can work his way back into contention, and the international break provides an opportunity for him to rebuild his fitness without missing another Everton fixture.
Everton return to Premier League action away to Brentford on Monday 23 November, although there has been no confirmation that Grealish will be ready for selection.
Moyes’ side have won three successive matches in his absence, most recently coming from behind to beat Coventry 3-1.
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For more background, read our timeline of Grealish’s Everton absence and our report on Everton’s plans for his loan spell.
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Gary Gowers is a sports journalist and the editor of Read Everton, where he leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis. He also writes about Manchester City for Read Man City and motorsport for Read Motorsport. A former accountant, he became a freelance writer in 2011 and has written for BBC Sport and Metro.
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