Ronald Koeman says Everton will support Aaron Lennon in his recovery

Ronald Koeman says Everton are equipped to help Aaron Lennon in his recovery from his personal problems.

The England international was detained under the mental health act on Sunday following an incident in Salford and is currently being treated for a stress-related illness.

Koeman has refused to go into Lennon's condition in great detail but says the club is ready to give him the support he needs.

The Goodison Park manager said: "Aaron has a stress-related illness and what happened is a private situation.

"We're trying to give him all the support (so) that he is coming back as soon as possible. We've had contact with his family and I think it's best that we keep it inside.

"It's best we keep it between the club, the player and his family. We try, like always with every individual, to help him improve as a football player.

"If he feels some problems with his mental health or other issues, we have enough people working in different functions in the club to help players, even with these kinds of problems."

In a different climate to the one when he played himself, Koeman admits it is not surprising some footballers struggle with the demands of the present-day game.

He added: "The whole social media is much more different than it was 20 years ago. That brings more pressure.

"More football, more games, more international football - that's really tough for every football player."

Everton play relegation-threatened Swansea this weekend and the Welsh club's manager Paul Clement has sympathy for the strains some players feel.

He said: "A lot of these situations go undetected because there is a big stigma attached with mental illness and depression.

"You hope - and from our point of view - that if we felt that we had a player here that was in need, that we would be giving everything to try and support that player.

"I think a lot of the time though the issues are kept inside and people don't like to share those kind of things because it can potentially be seen as a weakness but that's absolutely not the case.

"Mental illness and depression doesn't choose people that have fame or not fame, people who are rich or people that are poor.

"It's a very, very serious issue and there is help out there and for people that have it in the wider realms of society.

"And in sport, because it does happen in sport, we're not immune from it, players, and mangers and staff. You have to try and get help."