Jack Grealish's instant answer to Celtic transfer 'interest' as Hoops Treble winner retires

Man City's £100million club-record signing has penned a season-long loan deal with Everton

Celtic reportedly considered a stunning loan deal for Jack Grealish before the Man City star joined Everton for the season.

England international Grealish, 29, was unveiled by the Toffees on Tuesday after sealing his year-long switch to Merseyside.

But according to a shock report in The Athletic, the Hoops were among a number of clubs who had "expressed an interest".

However, the article states that the playmaker "never seriously considered a move to Scotland."

City's £100million club-record signing had fallen out of favour under Pep Guardiola and made just one Premier League start last term.

Etihad chiefs had hoped to recoup a portion of the massive fee they shelled out to lure the attacker away from Aston Villa in 2021.

Serious interest in a permanent deal during this window never materalised, though, and a temporary switch to Everton was agreed.

It's believed an option to buy in the region of £50m for the most expensive British player of all-time has been included.

The Toffees have also paid a substantial loan fee for Grealish and will cover a chunk of his eye-watering £300,000-a-week salary.

West Ham, Italian champions Napoli and Turkish giants Fenerbahce were also in the running for his signature.

Grealish declared "there was only one place he wanted to go" after David Moyes sold him on a move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

He hopes kickstarting his career at Everton will help him win back his place in the Three Lions squad ahead of next year's World Cup.

Meanwhile Hoops Treble winner Dedryck Boyata has officially retired from football at the age of 34.

The Belgian defender joined Celtic from Man City in 2015 and won eight trophies in four years at Parkhead.

He had a three-year stint in Germany with Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin before returning to his homeland with Club Brugge in 2022.

Boyata has been without a club for seven months after ripping up his contract with Brugge and has now decided to hang up the boots.

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