Marco Silva has confirmed that Fabian Delph is fit to play against Lincoln City tonight, if he choses to pick him for his Everton side.
Everton fans have yet to see Delph in action this season, after the former Manchester City man picked up a knock against Werder Bremen in pre-season.
Now though, the two-time Premier League winner is ready to make his debut, with Everton set to face Lincoln in the Carabao Cup before hosting Wolves on Sunday.
Talking in his pre-match press conference, Silva said:
Now Fabian is in the condition to play if I decide.
He can give different options to me in a technical point of view, he can give very good things for us in important moments of the game with his experience.
When he’s ready to play more time, he will be really important for us. Now it’s a moment to decide if he is ready to start or not.
With JP Gbamin out for considerable time now, Delph’s debut doesn’t appear to be far away.
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This is really great news for Everton. With Gbamin now out, we needed a boost and Delph’s return to fitness is very timely.
It remains to be seen whether it is too soon to see the England international start against Lincoln, but at the very least I’d expect him to feature, ahead of potentially making his full debut against Wolves.
