Everton are fretting on Romelu Lukaku's injury and manager Roberto
Martinez said the club will know in the next 48 hours if the Belgian
forward will be fit to face Watford in their Premier League opener on
Saturday.The
22-year-old picked up the injury in a pre-season match against Dundee
United and Martinez said the club will wait to see if he was available
for their home match.
Defender
John Stones, who has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea, and
Kevin Mirallas are expected to shake off their injuries while new
signing Gerard Deulofeu also has not been ruled out, the manager added.
"Gerard
Deulofeu could be available for the weekend. I also expect Kevin
Mirallas and John Stones to be fit," Martinez told reporters on
Thursday.
Martinez
admitted England international Stones has been affected by the interest
shown by reigning Premier League champions Chelsea.
"Clearly
John is one of the outstanding young talents that we have in the squad
and you are going to get that sort of interest from the outside,"
Martinez said.
"John is an Everton player and there is nothing else to comment on that."
Martinez
might also have to deal with the interest shown by Turkish side
Fenerbahce for Belgian international Mirallas and according to reports
in the Turkish media, an offer of 8 million euros ($8.71 million) has
been tabled.
Former Wigan Athletic manager Martinez wants to bring in three more players to strengthen his squad.
"Pre-season
has been a positive period and we've given youngsters an opportunity.
We need to bring more three players into the squad," Martinez said.
"We will never bring a player in for the sake of it and to fill a position. We are looking for the right characteristics."
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