Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has gone in to bat for Moise Kean amid reports he could leave the club this summer.

The young Italian striker has scored just one goal since joining from Juventus last summer, and was in trouble over the lockdown for hosting a house party.

But Ancelotti says Kean will get an opportunity to prove himself over the coming weeks.

Ancelotti said: "I spoke with him, I spoke with everyone, about how important their behaviour is on the pitch and outside of the pitch.

"He knows really well how to behave and everyone knows how they have to behave. Everyone knows what I expect of them.

"It is important to consider the fact he came to a new country and, secondly, you have to consider that he is really young so maybe takes time to adapt.

"And thirdly, for most of the players it was difficult to move through this period because most of the time they were alone at home.

"We have to take all this into consideration and next season will be better for him.

"Moise is part of the team, of the squad. He didn't play a lot this season but you have to consider that the competition up front is really high because we have fantastic strikers.

"But as I tell them, when they don't play, they have to stay focused and be ready because the opportunity will come."