• Everton midfielder to visit German hamstring specialist
• 21-year-old likely to miss Euros and Olympic Games
David Moyes has advised Jack Rodwell to forget about Euro 2012 after the Everton midfielder's season was effectively ended by the latest in a series of hamstring injuries. The England international suffered a grade one tear to his hamstring in training on Saturday – his sixth such problem of the season – and will visit the German specialist Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt in an attempt to identify the cause of an injury that has plagued him since the friendly victory over Sweden in November.
Rodwell, still only 21, had looked on course for a place in Ukraine and Poland when he impressed for England against Spain and Sweden last year; the final two games of Fabio Capello's reign as England manager. However, an appalling run of hamstring injuries that have restricted the midfielder to five Everton appearances since the Sweden game, and prompted an extensive rehabilitation programme, looks certain to have ended Rodwell's season at club level and destroyed his hopes of making Euro 2012.
Moyes revealed: "Jack has pulled his hamstring again and we are now trying to see when he can go to Germany for treatment. Dr Müller-Wohlfahrt is away this week and because he is the Bayern Munich club doctor he has a very big week next week because of their Champions League semi-final. So trying to get hold of him will be the hardest thing in the short term."
Everton have only five league games remaining this season plus the FA Cup, in which their semi-final is against Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday. Time and Everton's form are against Rodwell reclaiming a first team place before the end of this season and given his persistent problems, Moyes believes the midfielder – who was also in contention to play in the Olympic Games – should focus on returning fully fit for the next campaign in August.
The Everton manager added: "I would advise him to concentrate on next season because Jack has missed six months with hamstring injuries so we have to get him working on whatever work programme they recommend him to do."