Everton are dealing with key injury concerns as they head towards a crucial summer reset, with squad updates revealing a mix of returning players and ongoing doubts. As the club looks to regroup and rebuild for next season, getting their full squad back to fitness will be vital in shaping plans for what’s expected to be a pivotal summer both on and off the pitch.
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00:00Everton are set for a major contract reshuffle this summer, with big changes on the horizon.
00:09David Moyes has highlighted the club's transformation, pointing to the new ownership, an upcoming
00:15stadium move and a more ambitious outlook.
00:18Has Everton become a more attractive destination?
00:21I spoke with Will Rooney of Liverpool World about the expected overhaul and what it means
00:27for the club's next chapter.
00:29Let's look at Everton and a bit of a squad update. Let's start with injuries, obviously
00:35plagued by injuries as of late, especially since David Moyes came in. He's had to deal
00:40with quite a depleted squad, especially in the forward line. What's the sort of injury
00:45update you can give? Obviously we're at that running now, we've mentioned before the likes
00:50of Calvert-Lewin might be eagerly looking because of the contract situation, which we'll
00:54get on to. What's the sort of injury update that you can issue currently at Everton?
01:00Nathan Paterson and Youssef Choumitty were back on the bench at Bremfors, which was a
01:04little bit of a surprise because Moyes said there was a pre-match press conference and
01:07he didn't expect anyone back. So probably just good to have them around the squad as
01:11well again. Maybe they might get minutes in to 21's first, certainly Choumitty might do
01:16because he hasn't made a senior appearance all season and Nathan Paterson has missed
01:21a pass forward. Everton have been training in the UAE while they've had a break, so that
01:27gives Choumitty and Paterson a chance to build more fitness. Armando Brugia, however you
01:34want to say it, was spotted out on the grass with the squads, maybe in light training,
01:40which is good news for Everton because he's arrived with an achilles injury. He looks
01:47fairly sharp in his couple of cameos he made and he's obviously had issues since he's done
01:54his ankle ligaments in that FA Cup game against Peterborough. Illerman and Dye, Moyes seems
01:59to think it's better than Everton initially feared. He went off in the midst of Derby
02:04in tears, he suffered medial ligament damage, so it's not an ACL, so it's not too bad. Moyes
02:10said he's been taking injections, so that's better news. And Dominic Calvert-Lewin, you're
02:16probably looking at maybe another month at least for him, he was a really serious knee
02:21injury and Moyes recently said that Dwight McNeil, it might be after the international
02:27break this month when he's back, which is a bit of a blow because he was in really good
02:32form, one of the few players who've been in good form under Sean Dyche. He hasn't made
02:38an appearance since December, so three months now since McNeil played. But Everton, the
02:46way they've come through this period with limited options, you have to doff your hat
02:50to David Moyes and the players, certainly players who've stepped up, the likes of Beto
02:54and Jack Harrison, whose confidence was low, Jasper Linds from Jake O'Brien has been given
03:00a nod at right back. And Everton will now be looking to attack these remaining games
03:05and I'm thinking how high off the table we can finish.
03:09Just looking at Everton and their squad, obviously we've mentioned before the amount of loanees
03:13they have, the amount of players who are staring at quite an uncertain future at this point
03:18ahead of the summer with the contract situation that David Moyes has been very clear about.
03:25What do you expect to happen in this summer where there's going to be that clearance,
03:31a bit of a restart, a nice time for David Moyes to come in as well? Do you feel there's
03:36going to be major changes this summer?
03:39Absolutely, I think so, yeah. I think you're looking at 11 members of the current squad
03:45out of contract, plus the two out on their own, Neil Morpigh and Mason Holgate, who will
03:52be leading the club. It's big decisions for David Moyes to make on some of these, as we've
03:59mentioned before, Abzai Dekore, Joseph Garnagh aged 35, but has been in spectacular form.
04:05Hasmia Begovic, whose deal's run out. But it's a chance for Moyes to have a real reset
04:13I think at Everton. The PSR situation's better, so there will be money to spend. Everton haven't
04:19been afforded that luxury for many windows now. They're moving to the new stadium, they
04:25can attract new players. It's a real fresh start and if Everton can take momentum into
04:31next season, players will be looking at Everton. It's a really attractive option for me to
04:36go to because there's a new project starting, new owners and a new stadium. What's not to like?