According to The Athletic’s Patrick Boyland, Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin is steadily closing in on a return to full training following series of setbacks.
The Ivory Coast international arrived at Goodison Park from Bundesliga side Mainz for £23 million last summer, but made just two appearances before injuring his quadriceps and sustaining a tendon issue in his right leg while taking a shot during a training session at Finch Farm.
Gbamin was expected to be out for around just two months, but has spent the last eight months on the sidelines, with two relapses and two surgeries on his right quadriceps muscle.