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Everton's Lukaku out 'weeks not months'

ESPN staff
January 29, 2014
ESPN FC commentator Des Curran reviews the status on Everton's Romelu Lukaku after suffering an injury in the Merseyside derby

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku's ankle injury will keep him out for "weeks rather than months", manager Roberto Martinez has said.

Lukaku, 20, was taken off during Tuesday's 4-0 Premier League defeat at Liverpool after a collision with team-mate Gareth Barry as they tried unsuccessfully to stop Steven Gerrard opening the scoring.

There were initial fears Lukaku had damaged ankle ligaments and would be out for a lengthy spell. But a scan has shown the injury is not as bad as first thought, and Martinez is hopeful that Lukaku will not be out for too long.

Martinez told Everton's official website: "There is no ligament damage and the injury is not as bad as we first thought. It will be a case of weeks rather than months."

Lukaku has scored nine times in 20 appearances for Everton since arriving from Chelsea on a season's loan on September 2.

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