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title: "Allan Ruled Out with Unspecified Muscle Injury Ahead of Fulham Clash"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Jones"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2020-11-17T14:00:17Z"
modified: "2020-11-17T14:00:17Z"
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# Allan Ruled Out with Unspecified Muscle Injury Ahead of Fulham Clash

Everton have been dealt a fresh injury blow after news of a surprise unspecified injury surfaced surrounding a key midfielder in Carlo Ancelotti’s plans.

[Allan](https://readeverton.com/2020/11/16/stramaccioni-praise-allan-qualities-everton/) has been [confirmed](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brazil-allan-injury-concern-everton-19291348) by Brazil coach Tite to have suffered an injury, simply described as ‘clinical’, while on international duty. The 29-year-old had been called up to replace Liverpool’s Fabinho after the defensive midfielder suffered an injury of his own prior to the latest break in the club season.

The [£21m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54040760) former Napoli midfielder is now all but certain to be ruled out for Brazil’s clash with Uruguay tonight and he could also be a doubt to face Fulham on Sunday as the Toffees look to resume winning ways after a sequence of unwelcome results. The Toffees have suffered a [four-game winless run](https://www.evertonfc.com/results) and will look to rectify that slump against the Cottagers.

Brazilian source [Globo Esporte](https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/tite-homenageia-carlos-amadeu-que-morreu-neste-domingo-escala-de-valores-muito-rica.ghtml) has shed some light on the injury by claiming Allan had suffered a muscular strain in a match against Venezuela, during which he completed the full 90 minutes of action.

### Read Everton Verdict

The qualities that Allan adds to Ancelotti’s side cannot be ignored, with Goodison Park legend Peter Reid describing his debut for the club as [‘outstanding’](https://twitter.com/reid6peter/status/1305194977329209345).

Andrea Stramaccioni, his former manager at Udinese, [recently highlighted](https://readeverton.com/2020/11/16/stramaccioni-praise-allan-qualities-everton/) the key attributes which make Allan such a crucial ball-winning pivot for Everton, concluding that “every manager would be happy with a player like him”.

Sadly, Ancelotti and the Toffees will likely need to do without him when they resume Premier League duties at the weekend.