Featured Image Credit: Getty/Wayne Lineker via Instagram
Topics: Jack Grealish, Gareth Southgate, Manchester City, Euro 2024
Chris Byfield
Topics: Jack Grealish, Gareth Southgate, Manchester City, Euro 2024
Wayne Lineker has offered Jack Grealish an incredible offer after the Manchester City star was cut from Gareth Southgate’s England squad.
On Thursday Southgate whittled his 33-man provisional squad for the European Championships in Germany to the required 26, with several surprise decisions.
Grealish, James Maddison and Harry Maguire were the big-name omissions from the group heading to Germany, while Curtis Jones, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jarell Quansah and James Trafford were also cut.
Indeed, despite a campaign in which he wracked up just three goals and three assists for Manchester City, Grealish’s absence has caused the biggest stir.
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While he would much rather be representing his country in Germany, the summer has just opened up for a man known country-wide for being a party animal.
Indeed, it appears Lineker, known best for being the owner of Ocean Beach Club in Ibiza, has offered Grealish an attractive Plan B.
A known hotspot for celebrities, Lineker may have indirectly invited Grealish to stop by for a visit, as he has done in the past.
An Instagram meme page shared a pic of Grealish and Lineker together at the beach club upon the former’s absence from the England squad, alongside the caption: "BREAKING NEWS. Jack Grealish agrees 4-week loan deal to Ocean Beach – HERE WE GO."
Garnering almost 25,000 likes, Lineker was among those to comment on the post.
"Great news," the businessman commented, while Wayne's son also commented several laughing faces.
Upon announcing his squad, Southgate said: "We have some players that have performed extremely well this season and other players have had stronger seasons. In the attacking positions we're blessed with a lot of options and Madders [James Maddison] and Jack give us something different.
"They were tough calls, but we back our decisions but recognise we could've gone a different route. It was sad to have to deliver that news to them.”
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