Everton fear Dominic Calvert-Lewin might miss 12 weeks
There are fears that Everton may miss the services of Dominic Calvert-Lewin for 12 weeks, according to the Liverpool Echo.
The England international last played for the Toffees against Brighton towards the end of August and hasn’t been seen on the pitch since then.
He started the season in fine form, scoring three in three games, but it seems that he is some way away from recovering, but the club are hopeful that he’s back sooner.
This will be a double blow for Everton as they recently learned that Abdoulaye Doucoure is set to miss an extended period of matches.
Huge blow
Rafa Benitez’s recent comments did not suggest that the England international was this far away from a comeback.
It seemed like he was maybe a couple of weeks from returning to play for the Merseyside outfit, but that clearly is not the case currently.
However, he’s now out for longer than that and it will be a massive loss for Benitez as Richarlison is also not back from injury.
This leaves Salomon Rondon as the only recognised striker, which is not a position the Spaniard would’ve wanted to be in.
Calvert-Lewin is one of the Premier League’s best strikers and has been labelled as “sensational” by Tony Cottee. [BT Sport]
His absence is certainly going to cost the Toffees some points and having Doucoure and Richarlison at the same time will be excruciating to deal with.
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