Everton have issued a statement confirming that Lyon loanee Orel Mangala has suffered a season-ending injury. "Mangala sustained an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury late on during the Blues’

Everton were handed a double injury blow on Thursday when the Premier League club announced midfielder Orel Mangala would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury while striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin was sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set for another spell on the sidelines after sustaining a hamstring injury. Manager David Moyes says the striker will require a "specialist opinion", with him expected to be out of action "for a number of weeks".

Everton midfielder Orel Mangala has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and is expected to miss the rest of the season, while striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to miss a number of weeks with a hamstring injury.

Everton could agree a deal to sign a striker who has been described as a "diamond" to replace Dominic Calvert-Lewin, according to former scout Bryan King. Calvert-Lewin had been showing signs of improvement since the return of David Moyes,