Soccer-Everton say Doucoure does not need surgery for foot injury

FILE PHOTO-Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v West Ham United - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - October 17, 2021 Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Phil Noble

(Reuters) -Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure suffered a foot injury in last Sunday's 1-0 defeat by West Ham United and will undergo further medical tests to determine the full extent of the problem, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

British media reported earlier in the day that Doucoure had sustained a suspected broken metatarsal and that the Frenchman required surgery, which would rule him out for several weeks.