Frank Lampard makes Cenk Tosun injury admission and Everton contract claim

Cenk Tosun is back in training with Everton as he continues his recovery from injury.

The 30-year-old has played just five minutes in the Premier League this season, making a late cameo in the Goodison Park defeat to Liverpool.

He last played in Frank Lampard's first game as manager - the FA Cup fourth round win over Brentford - while his last appearance in a matchday squad was in the Premier League win over Leeds United.

Everton have struggled for goals this season, particularly in light of Dominic Calvert-Lewin's injury-hit campaign. Tosun has scored 11 goals for the club in 61 appearances and has struggled to establish himself since moving from Turkey.

But in recent weeks a quad injury has prevented Lampard from at least having the option to call upon Tosun, who signed from Besiktas for £27m in January 2018.

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Explaining his continued absence, Lampard said: "Cenk was injured a while ago. He had quite a serious quad injury which has kept him out and he's just now back onto the training pitch with the physios with the hope that he can be back with us over the next couple of weeks."

Lampard praised the attitude of Tosun, who is out of contract in the summer and has been linked with a return to Besiktas, adding: "He is a fantastic professional Cenk, he's working really hard to get fit.

"His position at the club, contractually, is something we are all aware of so we will see how that one goes."