Everton boss Marco Silva comments on new signing Alex Iwobi

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Everton brought in Alex Iwobi on deadline day, but he is yet to train with his new teammates at Goodison Park.

Marco Silva has told the Liverpool Echo that Alex Iwobi’s fitness levels are not good enough at the moment.

Everton brought in Iwobi in a surprising move on deadline day, but he is yet to make his debut for the Toffees.

Iwobi missed out on playing in Everton’s first match of the season against Crystal Palace.

And Silva has suggested that it could be a while before Iwobi is ready to start games for Everton, as he is so far behind the rest of his teammates in terms of fitness.

“He will start to work with us on Monday,” Silva said.

“He was on holiday after the Africa Cup. He starts on Monday and let’s see how he reacts but there is a big gap between him and his team-mates, the physical condition will be a big gap, but let’s see.

“Normally my decisions are coming from the training sessions and let’s see how he will play, how he will do in the training sessions and after that I will take my decision on Friday.”

Iwobi should increase the creativity available to Everton for the upcoming campaign, and that could be crucial.

The Toffees once again struggled for goals against Crystal Palace on opening day, and could only pick up a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park.

Everton’s next match comes against Silva’s former side Watford on Saturday, and the Toffees will hope to get their first win of the season under their belts in front of their own fans at Goodison Park.