Carlo Ancelotti says ‘everything is going well’ with £25m Everton midfielder

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Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has provided an injury update on Jean-Philippe Gbamin, saying the 25-year-old should be available for first-team selection in the next month.

The Toffees signed Gbamin in the summer of 2019, bringing him to Goodison Park from German club Mainz for a reported £25million fee.

Unfortunately, the Ivory Coast international has endured a difficult time with injuries throughout his time at Everton.

Gbamin is yet to resume full training following Achilles surgery in May and has played only 135 minutes of football amid complications while recovering from a thigh injury.

The defensive midfielder was hoping to feature during the Premier League restart in June but he damaged his Achilles during his first week back with the Everton squad during the summer.

When asked about his condition, Ancelotti is quoted by the Liverpool Echo as saying: “He is working and training individually and everything is going well.

“He is to start training with the team in 10-15 days and then to play in a month.”

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Gbamin has been so unfortunate with injuries over the past 18 months, and even once he’s available for first-team selection, chances are he’ll need a little while to get back to full match fitness.

He’s a quality player and it’ll be great to see him fully fit and raring to go, bolstering an Everton side that has already done so well this term and which can certainly go even further in the coming seasons.