More injury woe for Everton's Gbamin

ByReuters

Published 29/05/2020 at 02:52 GMT

May 29 (Reuters) - Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin will play no part in the remainder of the season after the Premier League club said he will undergo surgery next week for an Achilles tendon injury sustained in training.

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The Ivory Coast international has played only two league games this season, missing months of action following surgery on a tendon injury in his right quadriceps muscle last year.

"The injury ... is unrelated to the quadriceps problem Gbamin had been working his way back from since August last year," the club said in a statement https://www.evertonfc.com/news/1674262/gbamin-to-have-surgery-on-achilles-injury.

British media reported the 25 million pounds ($30.81 million) recruit will be sidelined for at least six months.

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($1 = 0.8115 pounds) (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford )

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