The Yak is back, but Moyes shuns him for Reading clash

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Everton boss David Moyes told the club website: "All I would say is that it is an internal matter. Yak has been in this morning, I have spoken to him and he won't be included in tomorrow's squad."

It remains to be seen whether or not the club's top scorer will be on board Tuesday's flight to Bergen for the Uefa Cup first leg with SK Brann.

Yakubu was supposed to fly back from Ghana on Sunday following his country's 2-1 defeat at the hands of the host nation - but went AWOL for five days.

He finally turned up this morning, to receive both barrels from his disgusted manager, who is expected to hammer the striker with a fine of around £80,000 - the equivalent of two weeks' wages.

What Moyes is most upset with is the lack of respect Yakubu has shown for the club and his team-mates.

Yakubu's compatriot Joseph Yobo flew home from Accra on Monday and returned to Merseyside on Wednesday. He trained yesterday for the first time since leaving on January 9, but the best he can hope for is a place on the bench.

Steven Pienaar, who also played in the tournament for South Africa, will miss out after returning with a damaged ankle, but he hopes to be fit for the UEFA Cup trip to Bergen.

After a slow start to life at Goodison following his £11.25m move from Middlesbrough last August, Yakubu started to find his stride before Christmas and had scored 12 goals to win over the doubters before heading to Ghana.

Yakubu's behaviour have thrown Moyes' plans for the Reading game into disarray and he must now decide whether to push Tim Cahill straight back into the starting line-up, despite his being in Australia all week.

Cahill - who played 67 minutes against Qatar on Wednesday and scored in Australia's 3-0 win - was not due to touch down in Manchester until this morning and will be assessed by Everton's medical staff before any decision is made on his participation.