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Everton: Fans air that they want to see Jonjoe Kenny return to the club

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Supporters of Everton have aired that they want to see Jonjoe Kenny return to the club from his loan move to Schalke 04.

On Sunday, it was the English defender’s birthday and to mark to occasion the Toffees posted to their official Twitter account (per Everton) which led to supporters airing that they wanted to see the 23-year-old return.

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Last week, which on-loan man was touted to be 'at the end of the line' with his loan club?

Who would you rather have as the club's starting right-back next season?

Djibril Sidibe

Djibril Sidibe

Jonjoe Kenny

Jonjoe Kenny

Seamus Coleman

Seamus Coleman

New signing

During his loan spell in the Bundesliga, the young defender has featured in 26 appearances in all competitions, during which he has bagged one goal and three assists (per Transfermarkt).

Despite the club’s on-loan French defender, Djibril Sidibe, having zero goals but five assists in 24 appearances for the Toffees in all competitions (per Transfermarkt), fans continued to air that they wanted to see Kenny return.

What do we think?

While many wanted to see Kenny replace Sidibe for the Toffees, the Frenchman has had a far superior average rating this season, with a 7.01/10 in the Premier League (per WhoScored), while Kenny has had a 6.53/10 in the Bundesliga (per WhoScored).

The man on loan from AS Monaco often comes under criticism for his defensive abilities (via The Athletic), however, those concerns would appear to be a myth when considering the 27-year-old’s statistics.

Sidibe has made the most tackles in the squad in the league on average, with 3.7 per game and also the most interceptions, with 1.8 per Premier League game on average (per WhoScored).

For context, Jonjoe Kenny has made 1.5 tackles on average per Bundesliga game and only 0.8 interceptions (per WhoScored), showing Sidibe’s defensive qualities.

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