He said: "Andy's injury has improved immensely and he's quite close to full fitness. Clinically he's very close.
"Due to the transfer taking a long time and Everton not using him in pre-season out of fear he might become injured, he hasn't had much chance to get match fit.
"The chances are that we will use the three-week period we have between Arsenal and Bolton to make sure we get him in tip-top condition."




