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The full Everton squad for the pre-season trip to Switzerland has been confirmed, and it includes a few surprising names.

The Blues flew out on Thursday as Marco Silva prepares his side for their next two matches of the summer, both taking place at the Stade Saint-Marc in Bagnes.

On Sunday, Everton will come up against Swiss Super League side FC Sion, before facing Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco the following Friday.

Silva's men will be looking to put the disappointing start to pre-season preparations behind them after their loss on penalties to Kariobangi Sharks on Sunday in Nairobi.

And the squad for the upcoming two matches is noticeably different from the one that travelled to Kenya.

Jordan Pickford, Michael Keane, Lucas Digne, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Seamus Coleman and Bernard all returned to Finch Farm for training earlier this week - and all have been included by Silva.

Cenk Tosun has also flown out with the squad after recovering from an injury suffered on international duty earlier this summer.

However, the surprise names involved are Kevin Mirallas and James McCarthy, who both have doubts over their long-term futures at Goodison Park.

The former spent last season on loan with Fiorentina but endured a lacklustre campaign, returning to USM Finch Farm with still one year left to run on his current Everton deal.

The ECHO understands reports of an agreement being reached with Anderlecht over the Belgian are wide of the mark, but the forward still doesn't feature in Silva's long term plans.

Meanwhile, McCarthy has struggled to regain his place in the starting 11 after suffering a horrendous double leg break back in January 2018 in a home match against West Brom.

After regaining full fitness, the Republic of Ireland international found opportunities still few and far between under Silva - but missed out on the trip to Kenya with a minor issue.

Speaking in June, Seamus Coleman admitted his club and international teammate would be looking for a move away from Merseyside this summer.

"I think he’ll probably be trying to get out, there’s no secret of that. He needs a fresh start," Coleman told balls.ie.

"After what I’ve been through, I could just see something change. Just one training session, I saw something change and I was like ‘he’s fine, he’s ready to go’, and he’s just not been getting in. That’s been his problem.

"You know, I text him last night and said ‘Look, you’ve got a big part to play in this Ireland team so get yourself right and get ready to go’, and I'm sure he will do that."

Elsewhere, two youngsters who were given a chance to join up with the first team squad in Nairobi have now returned to the U23s setup in La Manga.

Morgan Feeney and Nathangelo Markelo both played for David Unsworth's side on Thursday as they lost 1-0 to Swindon thanks to a late Ellis Iandolo header.

A number of youngsters have kept their places with the first team squad however including Lewis Gibson, Ryan Astley, Dennis Adeniran, Nathan Broadhead and Fraser Hornby.

Full squad

Goalkeepers - Jordan Pickford, Jonas Lossl, Maarten Stekelenburg

Defenders - Lucas Digne, Leighton Baines, Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, Mason Holgate, Lewis Gibson, Matthew Pennington, Ryan Astley

Midfielders - Andre Gomes, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Tom Davies, Bernard, Morgan Schneiderlin, James McCarthy, Beni Baningime, Dennis Adeniran, Nathan Broadhead, Callum Connolly, Joe Williams

Forwards - Kevin Mirallas, Theo Walcott, Ademola Lookman, Cenk Tosun, Fraser Hornby, Oumar Niasse