Jack Grealish sends four-word message as ex-teammate quits Everton amid outrage on Merseyside
Jack Grealish bid farewell to Beto on Instagram on Tuesday after the striker left Everton to join Fiorentina.
Beto, 28, left Hill Dickinson Stadium to return to Serie A in a deal worth £14.6million.
He joined Everton from Udinese in 2023, with the Blues paying £25.8m for his signature.
However, in 113 appearances across all competitions for the Merseyside club, the Guinea-Bissau international scored just 25 goals.
Grealish moved the other way on deadline day, returning to Everton on loan from Manchester City after an injury-ravaged, yet iconic, spell on Merseyside last term.
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What Jack Grealish said as he traded places with Beto
While there's been a lot of excitement about Grealish's return to Everton, Beto's exit - despite him struggling in the Premier League - has caused outrage.
On deadline day, Beto (Fiorentina), Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City), Tim Iroegbunam (Hull) and Nathan Patterson (Torino) were all sold by the Toffees.
Grealish, despite being a good signing, was the only signing made.
After Beto's exit was confirmed, he took to Instagram to say: "Amazing club! Amazing people! Amazing teammates! And crazy fans!
"It’s time to leave. Thank you for everything blues. You will always be in my heart."
Grealish replied in the comments, saying: "What a guy, Beto."
Who else responded to Beto's goodbye post
Over 2,000 comments have been posted on Beto's post in the 19 hours it's been live
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was also among them, saying: "Good luck, bro. [It] was a pleasure."
Everton's official club account and Michael Keane both posted blue hearts, while James Garner added a crying emoji in his message.
Tony Bellew posted a few clapping-hands emojis while Lewis Dobbin, controversially, dubbed the goal-shy striker a "legend".