Martinez: Deulofeu has an enormous talent and incredible desire to play for Everton
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has hailed the incredible desire of young Spanish winger Gerard Deulofeu as the youngster starts his comeback from injury.
Deulofeu has missed nearly 2 months of football since picking up a hamstring injury in mid-December and Martinez has revealed that the young footballing genius has a strong desire to play for Everton
“Gerard is such a positive young man and you can see he has missed being at Everton so much,” Martinez said
“It is an incredible reflection of what he is. When he arrived in the summer, he was a young man coming from Spain with an enormous talent. Now what we have is a young man coming from Spain with an enormous talent – and with an incredible desire to play for Everton.
“I am sure the fans will see the player they have seen growing and also a player with an incredible determination to be as good as he can be, and that can only be good for Everton.”
He added: “We have got the game on Sunday and we will assess him as the week goes on. He is fully fit from a medical point of view, it’s just a case of making sure he is match fit and ready to enjoy his football. We’ll find that out closer to the weekend.”
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