Supporters of Everton have been discussing the Toffees’ loanee defender Jonjoe Kenny after Patrick Boyland posted to Twitter about the Englishman.
On Monday, the Athletic reporter relayed a post to social media in which he discussed the latest on the man currently on loan with Schalke 04.
In the post, Boyland reveals that a decision on the future of the 23-year-old has not yet been made at Goodison Park as it is “far too early”, according to one of their sources (per The Athletic).
Despite no decision being made on the defender, the Athletic revealed that Marcel Brands has been making personal checks on Kenny and the scouting team have been tracking his progress.
Boyland’s article also reveals that the Bundesliga outfit would like to keep him, however, that would preferably be on another loan deal.
Kenny’s stay in Germany is set to expire at the end of June and will coincide with the planned end of the Bundesliga season.
So, after the Athletic journalist relayed his article to social media, the Goodison Park faithful aired their thoughts on the English defender.
Jonjoe Kenny latest
? Still no decision taken on #EFC future
? Schalke would like to keep but prefer another loan
? Third-most progressive passes in Bundesliga
? Hailed as an "outstanding talent"
? Brands among those watching closelyhttps://t.co/ETcmf7gXi8
— Patrick Boyland (@Paddy_Boyland) June 1, 2020
He`s awful,sell him for a bag of Space raiders(pickled onion) and a Star bar
— Dave (@daveg2018) June 1, 2020
But sadly ….lacks pace
— Bobby Dempster (@dempster1969) June 1, 2020
During his season so far in the Bundesliga, while Kenny has been hailed as an “outstanding talent“, his 6.5/10 average rating has only made him the 13th-best performer for Schalke in the league (per WhoScored).
Sorry Patrick hes not good enough for our vision of going forward . Also think Carlo would think he is not at the standard we need #imo
— SEAN MURPHY (@SeanMur55723546) June 1, 2020
Outstanding talent ? pic.twitter.com/NNAp2UhT7I
— C.O.Y.B (@thebeardedC) June 2, 2020
Should Jonjoje Kenny be given a first-team opportunity with the Toffees next season?No, not good enough
Yes, he deserves one
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While Boyland’s tweet also paid homage to Kenny having the third-most progressive passes in the Bundesliga this season, his defensive statistics seem a little more damning.
Over his 27 league outings, the English defender has made only the joint-seventh most tackles (1.6) and only the 11th-highest number of interceptions (0.9) per game in Schalke’s squad (per WhoScored).
Doesn’t tick many of the boxes for a modern day FB. Sell to biggest bidder.
— ???? ??????? (@Gre9oryPeck) June 1, 2020
No loans just sell
— Andy Francis (@andy_francis2) June 1, 2020
While the majority of fans were negative, one supporter was a little more complimentary towards the 23-year-old Everton loanee.
We have to give the boy an opportunity. Great temperament & obviously not scared to go out of comfort zone.
— Aaron W Evans (@LyricistAzzy) June 1, 2020
However, as can be seen in the majority of responses from Everton supporters, many fans believe that Kenny is just not good enough for the Toffees.