Everton ace Andres Gomes could play again this season despite horror ankle injury after challenge from Spurs star Son

ANDRE GOMES could play again this season, his manager Marco Silva revealed.

The Everton star, 26, suffered a horror dislocated and fractured ankle on Sunday following a challenge from Son Heung-min.

But after successfully underwent surgery on Monday and now there is hope he could be back in action by the end of the campaign in May.

Speaking ahead of his side’s clash with Southampton this weekend, Silva said: “It is not easy for us to give a sure date about when Andre Gomes will return.

“What’s in our mind and the feedback we have had from our medical staff is that it is possible we will see him playing again this season.

“Of course as we saw in that moment it is a really serious injury. It looks really serious.

“After the surgery and exams they did, everything went really well. We are not 100 per cent sure.

“For sure we will help [him]. It is tough. It was good for him – he was with us here on Tuesday before he went home.

“It was for our group to spend some minutes with him and for him to feel their support as well.

“We will stay strong – it is always a tough moment for football players when something like that happens.

“Now is the moment for us to support him. We will work really hard.

“It was tough for Andre but also for the two players involved Son and Aurier.”

SUPPORT FOR ANDRE

Gomes got his boot stuck in the turf when caught by Son at Goodison Park and then clattered into Serge Aurier, causing the agonising injury.

Son publicly apologised for the accident after scoring twice in Spurs’ 4-0 win at Red Star Belgrade last night.

He later revealed he sent a message to the stricken Portuguese playmaker who is beginning his recovery.

The South Korean said: I text him before I flew over here and he texted me back.

I couldn’t read it, after the game, but I still feel really, really bad about this. I feel really sorry.

Football is a sport where something like this can happen. Nobody wants to see this situation. I’m just so sad this happened and that I was involved with this situation.

It’s been a really, really tough few days.

The shatteredSpurs striker was in tearsand had to be consoled by a member of coachs backroom team beforehe was shown a straight red card by referee Martin Atkinson.

That sending off was later rescinded by an independent panel– although Silva refused to be drawn on the issue of VAR and the decision to overturn the red card.

Gomes took to Twitter yesterday. to thank fans for their support and give a positive update.

He said:“Hi everyone. As you already know everything went well. I’m already at home with my family.

“I would like to thank you all for the support, messages and the positive energy. Thank you.”