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Everton boss Marco Silva has allayed concerns over Theo Walcott's ankle injury – and hopes he will play some part in Portugal this weekend.

Walcott has yet to feature for the Blues in pre-season after picking up the problem in the squad's final training session in Austria.

The January signing is part of a clutch of players yet to feature this summer but Silva is refusing to rush anyone into action as he prepares for the opening game of the season against Wolves on August 11.

Yannick Bolasie (stomach bug), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (back) and Beni Baningime (ankle) have have missed the games with ATV Irdning and Bury while Ademola Lookman was forced out of last night's 1-1 draw at Gigg Lane with a slight knock.

“They are different things,” Silva said.

“Bolasie is something we need to be aware of with his situation, Theo Walcott's injury is nothing special.

"In the last session in Austria he hurt his ankle but it is nothing special and in a few days he will start with us again.

“The other one is Lookman but it is nothing special as well, it is pre-season, it's normal and small problems that happen to the players but we need to manage this situation because what is important is the first Premier League match and so now is not the moment to take risks with the players.”

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Everton were forced to fight back from a goal behind to claim a 1-1 draw with League Two side Bury and Silva was pleased with the sterner test following the weekend's 22-0 walkover in Austria.

And the Blues boss believes his squad will face another step up in their preparations with back-to-back games with Lille and Porto in the Algarve Football Cup this weekend.

“What we wanted was something more competitive and for the level of our opponents to grow,” he said.

“I know this week will be a good and hard week for us.

"On Tuesday, the boys did a double session and on Wednesday morning we prepared as well for this friendly match.

"Some of them are a little bit tired, which is normal now, but we have two days to prepare for the tournament in the Algarve.

“It will be hard because we'll play two games in two days but it is good and it's what we want for this moment in pre-season.”