Everton nurse Oumar Niasse back to full fitness ahead of potential January moveBlues looking to offload outcast striker when the window re-opensEverton are handling Oumar Niasse’s return from injury with care as they look to offload the striker in January.
The Blues will make a late check on his fitness today ahead of the under-23s game with Hertha Berlin at Goodison on Wednesday night.
Niasse picked up a knock in training ahead of October’s Mini-derby and was expected to be sidelined for around 10 days.
But the £13.5m signing has since suffered a slight hamstring complaint and so has yet to return to the side.
Under-23s boss David Unsworth says they will give Niasse a late fitness check ahead of this week’s game but insists there is no need to fast-track his comeback.
Everton were open to offers for Niasse in the summer, after manager Ronald Koeman decided not to banish the Senegal forward from the first-team, and will look to move him on in January.
A loan deal looks most likely at this stage with interest from Turkey and Russia but Niasse will need to be fully fit in time for the window opening.
Reports in Turkey claim Trabzonspor have enquired about him.
Niasse has been with the u-23s ever since and has scored five times for Unsworth’s side.
“Oumar is training with us but he’s picked up a little hamstring injury and he’s just coming back,” Unsworth said.
“He might be involved on Wednesday, if not then the next game, and he’s worked really hard to come back but we’ve just to be careful, nursing him back.
“There’s no rush with him, we don’t have to rush him back. We can give him that extra day or two or week to fully recover.”
Liv Echo
