It appears that our shit-footed midfield goal-machine was getting on his flight back to Blighty from Australia and thought "Fuck that, you know what, I'm gonna go catch up with Jags and the lads in America - you don't stop at O'Hare international do you mate?"
The scene at the training camp was probably akin to this:
Arteta leathers a free kick over everyone and into the distance where a shadowy figure appraoches.
Jags: "Who the fuck's that?"
Ossie: "Eh lad kick us the ball back"
At which point the shadowy stranger kicks the ball back straight to Osman's feet before collapsing and holding his own foot, roughly around the fifth metatarsal.
Jags: "Fuck me is that? Nah it can't be...Fuckin' hell, it's Fred Titmuss...Sorry Tim Cahill."
Is it just me or is the heat getting to everyone's brain?
And Steve Round has come out and said, and I quote: "He's running now and everything seems to be going on the right track, touch wood, so we're looking to have him fit ready for the season."
Come in Everton_Freak...looks like you were right mate!