Carlo Ancelotti insists that Moise Kean still has a future at Everton despite the young Italian striker enduring a miserable first year in English football.
The 20-year-old has started just five league games, scoring one goal, and attracted controversy during the recent coronavirus lockdown when he was pictured at a house party, in contravention of isolation laws.
Kean has made two fleeting substitute appearances since the league restarted and Ancelotti revealed he spoke to the youngster about his behaviour.
But the Everton boss claims that the £24.5million former Juventus prodigy will be involved at home to Leicester on Wednesday and still has a future role at the club.
Ancelotti said: “I spoke with him, I spoke with everyone, about how important their behaviour is on the pitch and outside of the pitch.
“He knows really well how to behave and everyone knows how they have to behave. Everyone knows what I expect of them.
“It is important to consider the fact he came to a new country and, secondly, you have to consider that he is really young so maybe takes time to adapt.
“And thirdly, for most of the players it was difficult to move through this period because most of the time they were alone at home.
“We have to take all this into consideration and next season will be better for him.
“Moise is part of the team, of the squad. He didn’t play a lot this season but you have to consider that the competition up front is really high because we have fantastic strikers.
“But as I tell them, when they don’t play, they have to stay focused and be ready because the opportunity will come.”
Everton host Leicester currently in 12th place but with Ancelotti harbouring thoughts of qualifying for next season’s Europa League, especially with games to come against other teams in the fight for Europe like Wolves, Sheffield United and Spurs.
Ancelotti said: “It would be a great achievement for us but there is a long way to go – although not too long because we don’t have a lot of games left.
“The next two games, against Leicester and Tottenham, will be important because there are a lot of teams involved and it will be an exciting fight.”
Everton welcome back defender Yerry Mina from injury into their squad for the visit of Leicester tonight.
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