Source: Liverpool_Echo
Everton FC’s Phil Jagielka closes in on return
Joseph Yobo and Phil Jagielka 300[LNB]PHIL JAGIELKA is edging closer to a return to full training with the Everton first-team as the Blues' injury problems continue to improve.[LNB]The England defender could even join in a full session next week, if physio Mick Rathbone is convinced the complications with his injured knee are over.[LNB]Jagielka's rehabilitation from snapped cruciate knee ligaments has been equally as frustrating as team-mate Mikel Arteta's, with both men suffering set-backs since undergoing surgery.[LNB]But with Arteta back in the first team squad and making two substitute appearances already, Jagielka can also see some light at the end of the tunnel.[LNB]David Moyes will not rush him back, but is quietly optimistic that a return will be sooner rather than later.[LNB]He said: 'He is doing OK. He has had a couple of complications, so we have to get him right, but like Mikel we will try and get him back as soon as we can. He is and has been so important to us.[LNB]'We hoped he would have been back in the first week in January, and back when Jo had gone, but he's had one or two things - cartilage and the fat pad in his knee has been causing problems. We need to get him up and running. It might take another four weeks until he is ready.[LNB]'Everything being well may join in training next week.'
