Mina faces month-long wait for Everton debut

YeRRY MINA will have to wait at least another month to play for everton due to the lingering effect of a World Cup injury.

everton paid £28.5million to sign Mina on transfer deadline day but the Colombia international has so far been unable to train with his new team-mates, owing to what manager Marco Silva last week described as a ‘small foot issue’.

It has become apparent, though, that the problem is more serious than has been disclosed. Mina does not require surgery but he has been limping at everton’s Finch Farm training base. Silva confirmed that the 23-year-old will not play before the international break on September 3 and his club hope that the first match against West ham on September 16 is a suitable starting point.

however, he is unlikely to be fully fit until the end of September and that would mean the home fixture with Fulham is a more realistic target.

‘It is something he is recovering from, an old injury,’ said Silva. ‘It is not something that has happened here. It is not something special. The report I had from our medical staff is that it is not serious, but you have to take more days to put him in that level.’