Everton faces a hit blow as Frank Lampard confirms Dominic Calvert-Lewin out for six weeks

Everton have been dealt a hit blow ahead of the new Premier League season after manager Frank Lampard revealed Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be sidelined for six weeks.

Dominic Calver, the 25-year-old

England striker, on Saturday, sustained what Lampard called a “freak” knee injury in training ahead of Everton’s fixture against Chelsea at Goodison Park.

Calvert-Lewin’s injury leaves the Toffees short on options up front after Richarlison, was sold to Tottenham, while Salomon Rondon is suspended for the visit of Lampard’s former club.

Lampard said

“Losing a player of Dominic’s quality in the week going into the first game is obviously going to affect you,”

“We are probably looking at around six weeks for the injury. It has been assessed over a couple of days and that is where we are at, he noted.

“It comes with the territory of having a squad and training at this level. We will have to work around it.

“Other players will have to step up and do the job and hopefully that six weeks passes relatively quickly and we get Dominic back.” he added.

Calvert-Lewin missed four months of last season with a persistent muscle injury and was restricted to just 17 Premier League appearances, scoring five times. Thus, Dominic played just 17 Premier League matches last season.

Lampard further said,  Dominic looked great and fit, but he had to take him out the pre-season in order to take proper precaution to avoid complicating issues.

He also felt worried and expressed concern as regards how Dominic will be feeling after being sidelined from the upcoming premier leagues games due to his injury

In Lampard words:” Dominic was looking great, really fit, really strong, I took him out of one pre-season game as a precaution but through pre-season we were constantly commenting on how good he looked, seemed, and we were very positive.

“It is a knock for everybody, particularly him, because I know the feeling as a player when you are getting pumped up and ready for the new season.

“I feel for him, but we will support him, as we always do, and as a team and squad we just have to look at the games in front of us.” he noted.