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Yannick Bolasie could be in line for a long awaited return to the Everton first team squad for Monday's visit of Swansea City.

The DR Congo international has been on the sidelines for a year after rupturing his cruciate knee ligaments in a match against Manchester United on December 4 last year.

He made his competitive return as a substitute in an Under-23 match against Leicester on Monday and is set to play again against Dinamo Zagreb in another U23 match tonight.

Provided he comes through successfuly he could be fast-tracked straight into the first team squad for Monday's visit.

Manager Sam Allardyce said today: "Yannick Bolasie is training and will probably play some part in a game tonight. We will see what happens with that and we may, depending on the whole team here, have a discussion as to whether that makes him available for selection on Monday night against Swansea."

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Before sustaining his injury just a matter of months after his £30million move from Palace, Bolasie made 15 appearances for the Blues in all competitions, scoring once and laying on four assists.