Alex Iwobi may struggle for playing time at English Premier League side , Everton , following the arrival of Colombian and 2014 World Cup Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez .

Iwobi , who joined Everton last summer after spending seven years at Arsenal , failed to flourish in his first season with the Toofees.

Since arriving at Goodison Park , the 24- year - old has played 29 times in all competitions, scoring two goals , with a solitary assist .

The Super Eagles star will need to impress at Goodson Park to get into the side ’ s starting 11 after Rodriguez joined from Real Madrid on Monday .

Rodriguez , who has worked with Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti twice – at Madrid and Bayern Munich – will be hoping to revive his career after failing to impress at Madrid , after joining the Spanish giants for £ 71m following a stellar performance at the 2014 World Cup .

He however joined Bayern on a two - season loan deal in 2017 following his inabilty to impress Zinedine Zidane .

Despite not getting much playing time at Madrid , the Colombian still created the sixth highest chances and assists during his time in Spain

Asides Rodriguez , Iwobi would also have to compete for playing time with Allan, who joined from Napoli and Abdoulaye Doucoure , who moved to the Merseyside club from Watford. endorse your comment after reading.