Leighton Baines to miss Everton's pre-season tour

Tuesday 07 Jul 2015
Baines will miss the pre-season tour to Singapore

England defender Leighton Baines will miss Everton's pre-season tour of Singapore.

The 30-year-old left-back underwent ankle surgery in May and missed the final two games of the Premier League season as well as the Three Lions' Euro 2016 qualifier in Slovenia.

Toffees boss Roberto Martinez revealed at the end of the 2014-15 season that Baines had been struggling with the problem for the past three years but said the surgery was "straightforward".

Leighton Baines has not featured since Everton's game against Sunderland on 9 May

"Leighton Baines, Darron Gibson and Bryan Oviedo are missing from the squad (for Singapore), with the trio recovering from injuries which saw them miss the end of the 2014/15 campaign," he told EvertonFC.com.

New signing Tom Cleverley, who was part of the last England squad, has been included in a 24-man party to travel east.

Everton kick-off their pre-season fixtures at League One club Swindon on Saturday before travelling to the Far East.

Martinez's side will face Stoke on July 15 before a second game against either Arsenal or Singapore Select XI three days later.

By Gary Stonehouse Staff Writer