Newcastle United would love a Jack Grealish at the top of his ability – Teddy Sheringham | OneFootball

Teddy Sheringham has been talking about Jack Grealish and Newcastle United.

Now totally out in the cold at Manchester City, what next for the former Aston Villa player?

Teddy Sheringham thinking a move to St James’ Park would suit Jack Grealish.

Sheringham declaring that Newcastle United; “…would love a Jack Grealish at the top of his ability.”

Teddy Sheringham asked by Racing Tipster; ‘It looks certain that Jack Grealish will be finding a new club. Where do you think he should end up?’

“There’s talk about going out to Napoli. I think it would suit him, to go abroad and give himself a completely fresh challenge.

“And I think any club in that second-tier of Premier League clubs, so to speak… Tottenham, Newcastle, back to Aston Villa maybe.

“They’re all on the lookout for players, ones that can enhance them and take them to the next level. And if Jack Grealish can find his full potential again, he could do exactly that.

“All four of those clubs I just mentioned would love a Jack Grealish at the top of his ability.

“But given what he’s done with Man City, it wouldn’t shock me if changing scenery altogether, going to a different league, is a better motivator for him to play to his best than going to a team a few places under [Man] City in the league most seasons.

“Conte could be the right manager for him at this stage, to put an arm around him and get the best from him. And we’ve seen how British players have fared out at Napoli so far. Conte could be the one to get the best couple of years of Grealish, the last couple of years of his prime.”

It is quite amazing how this keeps happening.

Those in the media repeatedly seeing a player with the profile of Jack Grealish as a potential Eddie Howe Newcastle United signing.

The truth is that this is the kind of signing United are never going to make, based on everything we know.

Manchester City paid £100m for Jack Grealish in summer 2021, he has started only 62 Premier League games in four seasons. He started just seven PL matches last (2024/25) season and indeed, only 17 PL games since 2023.

In four Premier League seasons, he has scored 12 PL goals, averaging three a season.

The idea that the new club for Grealish could be Newcastle United, at any price, is beyond laughable.

Say Man City would take ‘just’ £40m for their record signing, why on earth could anybody think for a second that Howe and Newcastle would seriously have any interest in such a signing??? Tottenham or Aston Villa maybe, as they have both been happy to allocate substantial money to these kind of very expensive short-term deals, older ‘name’ players who will very very quickly depreciate in value as soon as they sign. Plus, whether they will have the heart and desire is another big doubt.

Even if you took a massive leap of faith and believed he could be once again the player that Man City paid £100m to Villa for, the fact is, Jack Grealish turns 30 in September.

Also the ‘small’ matter that his wages will be way beyond what any current Newcastle United player gets. How would Isak, Bruno, Tonali, Gordon all feel, if Newcastle signed a squad player to go on the bench, who was earning a massive amount more than any of them?

More to the point, why would Newcastle United be wanting to do this, especially in these pressurised PSR times???

Again, putting reality to one side, in terms of transfer fee and wages on a four or five year contract, you would be talking about a commitment of the best part of £100m (transfer fee, wages, agents etc) on a signing that United would almost certainly never get a penny back on. We aren’t Man U!!!

Whilst it is, as ever, difficult to know which Newcastle United signings will be made.

Surely we have by now worked out which Newcastle United signings WON’T be made.

Such as a soon to be 30 year old Jack Grealish who wouldn’t get in the NUFC first eleven and yet would become easily the top wage earner, upsetting all of our best players!

Apart from the very first January 2022 crisis transfer window when Eddie Howe and the then new NUFC owners had to bring in experienced ready to roll instantly, older signings, Newcastle United these next three and a half years and six transfer windows, haven’t paid a transfer fee for a single outfield player over the age of 25.

The club policy is quite clear and obvious.

Indeed, all of the transfer fees paid for outfield players since January 2022, have all been for players aged 23 and under, with the exception of (a then 25 year old) Harvey Barnes, who Newcastle paid £38m for in summer 2023.

Eddie Howe and Newcastle United have had outstanding success, the judgement outstanding in identifying players at a young age, who will both progress in quality on the pitch AND in terms of valuation.