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Everton's forgotten man Cenk Tosun has earned the plaudits from former England international Danny Mills with his efforts in recent times. The striker has forced his way back into Marco Silva's plans lately and Mills has put down to his incredible work ethic.

What did he say?

Tosun has struggled since he left Besiktas for Merseyside for £27m, scoring just 10 goals in 48 appearances with the Toffees. Plus, his late equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur a few weeks back was his first goal since May.

However, Tosun has seemingly worked exceptionally hard to fight back for his spot in the side just months after speculation emerged linking him with a move away from the club. The reports over the summer stated that a return to Besiktas was on the cards, whilst strong interest from Qatar has also been documented.

Mills told Football Insider: "He was out the door, wasn’t he? He was about to leave but it goes to show it can happen, players come back in, they’re part of your squad and you have to use them."

"He’s clearly worked very, very hard in training, he’s deserved his start, he got his goal (v Spurs), he’s put the effort in, that is decent management.

"All credit to the player who hasn’t sulked, who hasn’t gone and sat on his laurels and thought: ‘You know what? They didn’t want me, I’ll just take my money and sit in the reserves. No, I’ll do the best I possibly can and see where that takes me.'"

Time to ignite the old flame

Prior to his move to Goodison Park, Tosun was in great form back in his homeland.

The striker bagged 20 goals in the Super Lig season of 2016/17 and then scored eight league goals in 16 the season after. Now, with Everton still struggling, it's time for Silva to ignite this old flame.

Also, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, despite scoring five goals so far, has largely struggled in Everton colours. The Englishman has just 22 goals in 106 appearances and has not been able to consistently hit the back of the net.

Now, it's time for Tosun to get back to his old ways and really kick on for Everton.