Nathan Patterson faces a spell on the sidelines with an ankle harm in one more setback in the beginning of his Everton profession.
Frank Lampard revealed the unhealthy information as he previewed Tuesday evening's Premier League conflict towards Burnley.
It is one more setback for the 20-year previous who has nonetheless solely made one look since his £12 million January transfer from Rangers.
Goodison Park boss Lampard hasn't put any time scale on Patterson's potential return, however he alluded to the best again 'having the summer time' to recover from the issue.
With Scotland in motion in June, doubtlessly the World Cup play-off semi remaining towards Ukraine, Patterson's absence could be an enormous blow to Steve Clarke's plans.
Fellow key defender Kieran Tierney additionally appears a serious doubt for these fixtures with a knee harm with stories suggesting his season is over.
Patterson was lastly in line to make his league debut for the Toffees in Sunday's recreation towards West Ham, however the ankle difficulty dominated him out of that one.
He took to social media within the aftermath to verify he was 'gutted' to overlook out.
Lampard mentioned: "Nathan Patterson will likely be out for a sure interval time, he is been all the way down to see a specialist on his ankle and we're having a small operation later this week.
"He was on account of make his debut, he knew that.
"That is the large disappointment. He is a bit annoyed, however the timing means he'll have the summer time to essentially recover from it. He'll get the best help within the brief time period and he'll be again."
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