Everton captain Seamus Coleman is also making significant progress in his efforts to return to the pitch.
The veteran right-back has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury in the first 10 minutes against Manchester United at Old Trafford in November. Coleman had barely featured for the Blues in the initial stages of the season after signing a new one-year deal over the summer.
Everton shared clips of him taking part in individual drills and making short sprints with changes in direction on social media. A potential return will be desperately welcome given that the squad is light on players at the moment.
Jarrad Branthwaite is also making progress in his return from injury while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall remains sidelined with a hamstring problem and Charly Alcaraz and Tim Iroegbunam are also dealing with undisclosed injuries.
Meanwhile, Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye will face Morocco in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, after helping Senegal beat Egypt in the semi-final on Wednesday.
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2 Posted 15/01/2026 at 21:44:25
We've wasted millions of pounds on a player who's clearly not fit for purpose and then not prioritised the functioning attacking full-back we've needed for years.
3 Posted 15/01/2026 at 22:40:29
I can't see Seamus leaving before the summer myself.
4 Posted 16/01/2026 at 06:20:27
5 Posted 16/01/2026 at 06:54:31
Is right. The wages paid to Coleman for the last 3 years have been ridiculous.
£60k for a player is rapidly being offset by the £10M we are paying for a cheerleader.
He must be pissing himself.
6 Posted 16/01/2026 at 10:02:09
You have the benefit of hindsight. Surely you don’t think the expectation was ever for Seamus to miss so many games?
There was certainly an element of optimism in the decision(s) but that was at least partly due to the clubs finances / inability to recruit at the necessary standard, and only ‘ridiculous’ if his physical deterioration could have been reliably predicted or we have opted to pass on decent candidates just to keep Seamus on the head-count.
7 Posted 16/01/2026 at 10:13:11
3 starts in 2025/26.
5 starts in 2024/25.
8 starts in 2023/24.
If we had moved him into the Academy structure to gain coaching experience, fair enough.
It is the sort of sentimental decision-making that has plagued us for decades.
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1 Posted 15/01/2026 at 20:29:40
I think both injuries were caused in training, that's if they have injuries. Tim wasn't used for the cup game with a slight twinge; Charly's injury is a mystery.
I wouldn't be surprised if he was used in this transfer window for a fee or a swap for another player. I got the feeling when he was substituted in his last appearance that he had quite enough of Moyes, walking past him as he came off.