The importance of £21m summer signing Allan was not lost on numerous Everton fans as they reacted to his hamstring injury in Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Leicester City.
As per Liverpool Echo, Toffees manager Carlo Ancelotti said of the 29-year-old’s body blow: “We have to check on him in a few days and then we will see how long [he will be out].”
The former Napoli man has been a near-constant starter for Everton since his summer move and his fighting qualities have been praised by Andrea Stramaccioni, his former manager at Udinese.
He is therefore likely to be sorely missed as the Toffees face an anxious wait to find out the severity of his hamstring problem. No reliable timeframe has yet been provided as to when Allan will become available again.
Following that setback, these Everton fans took to Twitter to lament the “huge blow” of losing the Brazilian midfielder to injury:
Twitter: #allan is a big loss (@lestereverton80)
Twitter: Huge blow for us that!!! #Allan
(@TashEFC)
Twitter: Speedy recovery allan ! #Allan https://t.co/rrdwtGRr0k (@IslaEFC1878)
Twitter: Another injury for us in Allan. It’s not fair
Coleman, digne, James, now Allan. It’s really not fair, no one else… https://t.co/NLPgO3E30z (@scouse_Everton)
Twitter: @KovacsGooner Allan (hamstring) will be a big miss for us but Everton have spirit and all the important confidence… https://t.co/7c2FIbsXbr (@top_balcony)
Twitter: Losing Allan is a huge blow to this Everton team, the man is something beyond a workhorse BUT with Gbamin expected… https://t.co/YEJCYtyNaT (@SeanEvans04)
Twitter: @premierleague Good morning, now that @everton have injuries (especially Allan) can we please request a change to f… https://t.co/sXh7x4J8h1 (@frannyporter)
Twitter: @Everton Hope Allan is ok, pls be an update today (@SamHodge01)
