Everton are consulting with experts throughout Europe as they consider the best course of treatment for midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin’s thigh injury.
The £25million summer signing has initially been ruled out for up to eight weeks after assessment revealed he had sustained a tendon injury in the quadriceps of his right leg.
“It’s something we didn’t expect after we saw a muscle injury,” head coach Marco Silva told a press conference ahead of Everton’s Carabao Cup trip to League One Lincoln.
“But the scan gave this feedback for us and now it’s a matter for us to try and get the player ready again as fast as we can.
“For the moment we can talk to you about between six to eight weeks, it’s the type of situation we have to see day by day.
“But, in this moment, that’s the target we have for him.”
There was better news for Silva over another summer signing Fabian Delph, brought in from Manchester City for £8million to add some much-needed experience.
“He can give different options to me in a technical point of view, he can give very good things for us in important moments of the game with his experience,” added Silva.
“When you lose one player like JP (Gbamin), you are talking about a completely different football player.
“JP is a clear number six. Of course Fabian can do that also but he’s not that profile as a player.”
“We have maximum respect for our opponent and the competition. It doesn’t make sense to make rotation just to make rotation,” he said.
