The agent of former Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin says he never had a chance to prove himself in the Premier League.

Now off contract, Gbamin is ready to relaunch his career after getting free of his latest fitness concerns.

In an interview with The Guardian, Bernard Colligno said: "When JP signed at Everton in 2019, he came straight from Afcon and then had a three-week break after a long season. He had to rest. But after four days training with Everton, JP played a match. He had not done a pre-season. The next game, he played 90 minutes!

"This is not just an Everton problem though, this is an English problem – clubs don't know how to manage a player regarding injuries. This is the reputation. Players are signed to very high salaries. But because of that, they are expected to play, whether you are fit or not.

"They don't care. The intensity of the Premier League is so high that when a player is injured or not fit, they should recover slowly, step by step.