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Everton fans react to Jonjoe Kenny departure

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The 21-year-old has left Everton to join Schalke on loan.

Jonjoe Kenny and Mason Holgate arrive before the Premier League match between Everton and Leicester City at Goodison Park on April 9, 2017 in Liverpool, England.

Everton announced the loan departure of Jonjoe Kenny this afternoon.

The Toffees’ product has joined Schalke in Germany for the duration of the 2019-20 campaign.

The 21-year-old defender struggled for regular football under Everton boss Marco Silva last season, starting only eight Premier League games.

And a lot of fans of the Goodison Park club are delighted to see him continue his development with the Bundesliga side.

Here’s how they reacted:

This could be the making of Kenny.

One part of him might be disappointed to be leaving, given Seamus Coleman’s struggles last season. The Finch Farm product might have been hoping to displace the veteran Irishman this summer and then next season.

Then again, playing regularly in Germany’s top flight could do him the world of good regardless, and a year from now he could be going back to Merseyside a totally different player.

Jonjoe Kenny of Everton runs with the ball during the Premier League match between Everton and West Ham United at Goodison Park on November 29, 2017 in Liverpool, England.