Manchester City's former cast-off becomes England's top winger; Grealish has created 17 chances in the Premier League this season.

Can you believe it? Grealish, Manchester City's record signing, was deemed surplus to Guardiola's requirements. However, after moving on loan to Everton this season, he has emerged as England's finest winger.

Data from Amazon Sport shows that English winger Grealish has created 17 chances in the Premier League this season, a figure that significantly outpaces others, almost twice as many as his English winger peers.

Number of chances created by English wingers in the Premier League this season:

• Grealish (Everton): 17 times.
• Odoi (Nottingham Forest): 9 times.
• Maduake (Arsenal): 8 times.
• Saka (Arsenal), Jayden Anthony (Burnley): 7 times.
• Foden (Manchester City): 6 times.
• Eze (Arsenal), Barnes (Newcastle), Bowen (West Ham): 5 times.
• Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest): 4 times.
• Gordon (Newcastle), Gilmour (Chelsea): 3 times.

At 30 years old, Grealish joined Everton on loan this season, playing all 7 Premier League matches, starting 6 of them, scoring 1 goal and providing 4 assists, directly contributing to 5 goals — an impressive level of efficiency.

Grealish also shares the top spot in Premier League assists with Tottenham's new signing Kudus, each having 4. In my opinion, Grealish suits the role of a central figure in a mid-table Premier League team; he needs space and ball possession. Leaving Manchester City to join Everton on loan immediately revitalized him, proving that fitting into the right team is crucial — not every player is cut out for top-tier clubs.