Everton are bracing themselves for Andre Gomes’ grand return to the pitch following the ankle injury which he sustained at the beginning of November in a gruesome incident involving Heung-Min Son.Since that day, the Portuguese midfielder has been out of commission for a total of 121 days, missing 19 games for the Toffees in the process.
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But it was recently revealed by injury expert Ben Dinnery that Gomes has actually recovered from his setback faster than any other player Premier League with a fracture-dislocation injury ever has, per data recorded by Premierinjuries.com.
He shared this achievement via his Twitter account.
If the speed of his comeback wasn’t already incredibly impressive then it certainly is now.
He has recovered ahead of the trip to the Emirates Stadium and Carlo Ancelotti has recently confirmed the player is indeed available, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s going to play any part in the game.
After all, Everton have to take things slow after such a serious setback.
Elsewhere, many Everton fans were absolutely buzzing with Gomes’ recent Twitter update…