Everton may not be in action this weekend, but some of the players will be featuring for their international sides.
David Moyes is currently working with the players who did not receive a call up for their national sides back at Finch Farm.
It has been claimed that Moyes has been really impressed by Merlin Rohl in his opening training sessions after making his deadline day move.
Everton have made a bright start to the season and find themselves on a three-game winning run across all competitions.
Sitting up in fifth place in the table, Moyes will have everything crossed that his players come back without any injuries.
One player the 62-year-old will have a keen eye on is Iliman Ndiaye after another electric showing at the weekend against Wolves.
He has already been in action for Senegal, with a resounding response coming from their local media.
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Everton rejected an offer from Inter for Ndiaye over the summer, following his stunning debut campaign for the Blues.
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It is not expected that the Serie A champions will return for the Senegal forward in the January window, though.
Ndiaye was in action on Friday for Senegal against Sudan in their latest World Cup Qualifier.
Unable to get on the scoresheet, the forward was brought off after 83 minutes, with Senegalese outlet D Sports providing him a 7.5/10 rating.
‘True to his style, he chained together dribbles and technical moves, making the Sudanese defence suffer. He was replaced at the end of the match,’ they said.
Everton fans will just be pleased to see the 25-year-old come through the game unscathed following Vitaliy Mykolenko’s fresh issue.
The fans will not be the only ones to be relieved, with new signing Tyler Dibling excited to play with Ndiaye in an Everton shirt.
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The Friedkins are targeting a European finish at Everton this season, and Ndiaye will be at the centre of that push.
Fortunately, Everton now have a number of quality attacking players to provide them with some real threat going forward.
However, Ndiaye has already formed a solid relationship with Jack Grealish, which will only boost the Toffees on the pitch.
The Senegal international shone last season in what was a turbulent year for Everton.
With a much higher standard of players around him this season, Ndiaye could potentially take his game to another level under Moyes.