Everton loanee Jack Grealish has been told there’s “only one place to go” if he “wants to mess up” his chance with the Toffees – and it’s one he might not look too favourably upon.

Grealish has missed the last four Toffees games, the first through illness. Following that, he missed a mandatory training session and was left out for disciplinary reasons, continuing to spend time on the sidelines since.

There was an expectation that he might have played against Coventry, a game in which David Moyes stated the wide man wasn’t available, but that he’d be back soon.

Grealish has since returned to training with his loan side, with the prospect of his loan being terminated looking remote despite rumours of such.

The Manchester City-owned star has been fired a warning that there aren’t many places left to go if he can’t keep his discipline in check now.

Former Everton scout Bryan King told Football Insider: “Everton are still without Grealish. He’s going to have to work hard.

“He’s got two weeks now to put himself in a position where he’s ready to start when the international break’s over, because as I said, Moyes always gives you a chance.

“But when something as silly as this occurs, patience is very little. He’s got a family and he’s been given a second bite of the cherry with Everton.

“And if he wants to mess it up, there’s only one place to go after that, and that’ll be Saudi Arabia.”

Jack Grealish might swerve Saudi Arabia

The draw of Saudi Arabia is evident for a lot of footballers, especially ones who are past their peak: sizeable contracts without the level of football being too high.

With Grealish now 31 and in the age bracket where a number of players decide to head to Saudi while they can still make their money, it might be expected it would be the perfect time for him to go.

But for his lifestyle, the Middle Eastern nation might not be the best. Grealish evidently enjoys a drink: that’s not a bad thing in most circumstances – he’s been seen enjoying himself during Manchester City trophy parades and there are videos of him in pubs, all pretty harmlessly.

As such, heading to a nation where there’s a ban on the purchase and consumption of alcohol might not be the biggest draw.

That said, Grealish is believed to have been dropped at Everton having missed training because he spent a couple of nights partying.

The temptation would not be there in Saudi and he could focus on his football.

But such a big lifestyle change might not be the most attractive, and staying in Europe would likely be his preference.