Everton signed Kurt Zouma on loan from Chelsea in the summer transfer window as Marco Silva bolstered his defence.
The 23-year-old has been training this week at USM Finch Farm and he could be in contention to face Southampton on Saturday at Goodison Park.
Phil Jagielka is suspended for the clash, and so Silva could use him at the back alongside summer signing Yerry Mina, who joined from Barcelona.
Everton moved late in the transfer window for Zouma, and at one point of time it felt like the deal could collapse. The move was confirmed a day after the transfer window, but the Frenchman revealed that he was contacted long before the deadline day.