Everton have suffered a fresh injury concern with just over a week to go until their Premier League opener with Leeds United . The Toffees were compelled to make an early substitution when Vitalii Mykolenko sustained an injury in the final pre-season friendly.

The left-back collapsed in a heap following a sliding tackle that resulted in Roma winning a corner in the 10th minute. He initially received on-pitch treatment, but David Moyes was swiftly informed that the Ukrainian international would need to be substituted.

The impact of this incident isn't as severe as it might have been prior to the club's pre-season tour of the USA last month. During that trip, the Blues secured the signing of teenage left-back Adam Aznou from Bayern Munich.

Moyes had begun pre-season without any cove

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