Ademola Lookman is just as good in training as he is on the pitch, reckons Everton’s Marco Silva.
Marco Silva has revealed to The Liverpool Echo that Everton winger Ademola Lookman is ‘doing enough’ to start games for him.
The 21-year-old posted yet another brilliant cameo for Everton on Saturday as Silva’s side edged out Cardiff City at Goodison Park.
Lookman impressing off the bench is becoming a regular theme of the Toffees’ season, but questions remain over when the former Charlton winger will be rewarded with a start.
All seven of the youngster’s Premier League outings this season have been as a substitute.
“He’s doing enough, I don’t have doubts about that,” Silva told the ECHO.
“I have had no doubts since the first day, I’ve always spoken about my belief in him and I think he’s a fantastic football player. I’m sure he can achieve really important things with this football club and in his career.
“He’s performing well when he has the chance and he’s doing the same every day here at Finch Farm.”
Lookman was linked with a move away during the summer and he could be forgiven for letting the head drop, given his lack of prominence this season.
But the fact that he continues to play and train well, despite being out of the first XI every single week, indicates his excellent attitude and it seems only a matter of time before Silva rewards him.
January 5 will mark Lookman’s two-year anniversary as a Toffee, following an £11 million move from the London club [BBC Sport].
It’s a big-money fee for such an unproven talent, but in time it seems like it might represent an absolute bargain.
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