Everton manager Marco Silva given his assessment of star striker Cenk Tosun ahead of the start of the Premier League season.

Silva gave glowing feedback following the Turkey international scoring in the pre-season friendly against Valencia on Saturday.

“In the box he is a fantastic football player,” Silva was quoted as saying on the official Everton website.

“The capacity he has to score with his right and left foot [is important]. He improved on the other things in his game and did well. He understood better what I want and is improving his game.

“For a striker, when he scores everything is different and it helps his confidence grow.”

They call that kind of goal a ‘Cenk Tosun’ ?⚪️

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Everton ended up losing the friendly game at Goodison Park by a 3-2 scoreline.

Tosun started upfront with Richarlison, Theo Walcott and Gylfi Sigurdsson behind him.

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The Toffees could use a similar setup heading into the opening Premier League game of the season against Wolves at the Molineux on Saturday.

Tosun is likely to start upfront and keep his place as first-choice striker next season

The 27-year-old joined Everton from Besiktas on a £27m [BBC] move from Besiktas last January.

Tosun scored five times for Everton under the stewardship of former manager Sam Allardyce.