Everton warned Colombia about the risk of overplaying Yerry Mina in the international break before the centre back suffered another setback in his injury-hit campaign.

Mina sustained what the Everton manager Marco Silva described as a “serious” hamstring injury in a defeat by South Korea on Tuesday with Goodison Park officials less than impressed by the workload heaped on to the defender.

Silva said Mina’s injury is a “serious” one but expects him to play again this season REUTERS/JASON CAIRNDUFF

Silva has not given up hope of Mina featuring again this season, but he will miss Saturday’s trip to West Ham United and his absence compounds a miserable campaign.

The £24 million signing from Barcelona last summer saw his Everton debut delayed until November by a foot injury and further issues have restricted Mina to just 14 appearances in total, including nine Premier