Lukaku To Miss Leicester City Game?

Martinez: Romelu Lukaku likely to miss Everton opener.


Everton manager Roberto Martinez feels Romelu Lukaku's World Cup exertions may see him miss their Premier League opener.

Lukaku joined Everton from Chelsea 10 days ago in a club-record deal worth £28million after a successful loan spell on Merseyside last season.

The Belgium international scored 16 goals last term, helping Everton to a fifth-place finish in Martinez's maiden season in charge.

He then scored in Belgium's 2-1 last-16 win over the United States at the World Cup as Marc Wilmots' men reached the quarter-finals in Brazil.

And, ahead of Everton's opening-day trip to Premier League new boys Leicester City next Saturday, Martinez is wary of risking the 21-year-old former Anderlecht man.

"When you have players coming back from the World Cup you have to decide if you want the players straight away or do you give them a bit of time to refresh and be ready to play for 10 months?" Martinez said.

"It will only be

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Doesn't matter if he does, Leicester are shit.

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Originally Posted by alan_stubbs

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Doesn't matter if he does, Leicester are shit.

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Let's hope that comment doesn't come back to haunt us :s

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You worry far too much

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I do... I most certainly do :s