Ross Barkley is back in the Everton squad for their Europa League campaign.
The 23-year-old midfielder walked away from a £35m move to Chelsea in the final minutes of Transfer Deadline Day and, despite being injured, has been named in Ronald Koeman’s 27-man squad handed into UEFA today.
With Barkley now into the final year of his Everton contract, the Chelsea may try again in January. If so, he wouldn’t be cup-tied for Champions League games, assuming Antonio Conte’s team will still be in the competition.
Full Everton squad for Europa League: Jordan Pickford, Maarten Stekelenburg, Joel Robles, Leighton Baines, Michael Keane, Ashley Williams, Phil Jagielka, Cuco Martina, Seamus Coleman, Mason Holgate, Callum Connolly, Jonjoe Kenny, Morgan Schneiderlin, Ross Barkley, Kevin Mirallas, Aaron Lennon, James McCarthy, Idrissa Gueye, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Davy Klaasen, Muhamed Besic, Tom Davies, Nikola Vlasic, Ademola Lookman, Sandro Ramirez, Wayne Rooney, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.