Thursday, 16th October, 2014
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has revealed that John Stones underwent successful ankle surgery on Monday.
The centre-back picked up the injury during the Toffees’ 2-1 loss to Manchester United before the international break and is expected to be out for eight to 10 weeks.
However Martinez, who admitted that he is eagerly waiting for Stones to become fully fit again, explained that he is pleased with the 20-year-old’s recovery process.
"John had his surgery on Monday and it was very successful”, he explained in a press conference this morning.
"Now we are starting to look at counting the days until he will be fully fit again.
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"John has responded really well to the last two or three days of work in terms of healing the ligament. He has made a good start to his recovery."
Stones, who has made 54 appearances in all competitions for Everton since joining the club from Barnsley in January 2013, recently signed a new five-year contract with the Goodison Park outfit.
The youngster has three senior caps for England to his name and has also represented the nation at various youth levels.
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