Frank Lampard has revealed Dominic Calvert-Lewin is close to fitness but insists the striker doesn’t need guidance from himself over how to manage his return. The Everton number nine hasn’t played yet this season after suffering what Lampard described as a “freak injury” just days before their opening fixture against Chelsea but is now back in training and could be in contention to face West Ham United this weekend.
Lampard, who also confirmed that Abdoulaye Doucoure is back fit, was asked how far off Calvert-Lewin was and said: “Close and we’ll see come Sunday whether he’s ready to start a game or not. We have to be careful with him because he had a difficult injury and we’ll see for the weekend.”
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