Yannick Bolasie back in Everton training as he bids to make return after 11 months out
Former Crystal Palace winger suffered a cruciate ligament injury in December 2016, requiring two surgeries to fix it
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YANNICK BOLASIE has edged closer to making his return to Everton training after 11 months out injured.
The former Crystal Palace winger, 28, suffered a cruciate ligament injury in December 2016, requiring two surgeries to fix it.
Bolasie only swapped Selhurst Park for Goodison in the summer of 2016, making just 16 appearances - scoring once - before his season-ending injury.
The forward's last game was in the 1-1 draw against Manchester United - when he suffered the horrific injury.
But now, Bolasie - who recently posted a video of himself working his way back to fitness - is set to return to Everton's Finch Farm training complex next week.
As things stand, the DR Congo international has no target date for a competitive return set.
On his impending return, Bolasie said: "I haven't set a date yet for that return.
"I can't really say right now. I'm back in on Monday at Everton.
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I'm probably going to be integrated with the team then, but comeback I don't know.
"I want to make sure I'm feeling good. It's not just my name on my shirt on the pitch; I want to make sure it's me."
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Bolasie's return to the Everton fold will be a huge boost to the Merseysiders who have desperately struggled this season.
While ex-boss Ronald Koeman spent around £150million in the summer, many of the new signings have failed to fire.
A speedy forward like Bolasie could be just the spark the Toffees need to get back on track.
