Cahill Unlikely to Be Fit for Start of Everton Season
The Everton midfielder Tim Cahill will not be fit for the start of the new Premier League season as he continues his recovery from a broken metatarsal. Cahill joins young striker James Vaughan as a long-term absentee, although Mikel Arteta has provided better news for manager David Moyes after resuming full training after stomach surgery.
"Mikel is training with us again and that is a boost," said Moyes. "We are pleased with the progress that he has made and there is an outside chance that he will be involved when we play Cambridge [in a friendly on Saturday]. James Vaughan is coming on all the time but it is a slow process with him.
"It is the same for Tim Cahill and I am not expecting him to be fit for the start of the season. He is going over to Australia to see the specialist for a last check but it is so far, so good."
"Mikel is training with us again and that is a boost," said Moyes. "We are pleased with the progress that he has made and there is an outside chance that he will be involved when we play Cambridge [in a friendly on Saturday]. James Vaughan is coming on all the time but it is a slow process with him.
"It is the same for Tim Cahill and I am not expecting him to be fit for the start of the season. He is going over to Australia to see the specialist for a last check but it is so far, so good."
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