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Cenk Tosun has revealed that he's not too bothered he didn't feature against Crystal Palace, as he is working on improving his fitness in training.

The striker made the £27 million move to Goodison Park in January but has only got two starts in a Blue shirt so far against Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion.

Oumar Niasse was preferred to the Turkish international on Saturday and found his name on the score-sheet as Sam Allardyce's side claimed a 3-1 win over the Eagles.

Tosun was named on the bench for the weekend's game, with the Blues manager making clear to the ECHO that would remain the case until the striker's fitness levels improved.

However, the Turkish international is not focusing on whether or not he is playing right now - and agrees that he needs to improve his fitness in training before focusing on matches.

“I am in a completely different league,” Tosun said (via turkish-football.com ).

“I’m doing everything to settle in and bond with my new teammates.

“I did not play in the last game but it does not bother me. I am just focused on my game and training hard.

“I am going to be a lot fitter in a fortnights time and then return to the starting 11.”

(Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Following the match against Crystal Palace, Allardyce claimed that Everton fans might not see the £27m striker until the club were more sure of Premier League survival.

“He is struggling with the pace of the Premier League which happens to more players than it doesn’t to who come in in January,” Allardyce added.

“There are more that struggle than actually succeed. As time goes on and the more we get closer to our safety the more we can release and see what he's got.”