Everton right-back Jonjoe Kenny has been linked with a shock move to Premier League rivals Spurs – can he shine under Jose Mourinho?
If the Daily Mail is to be believed, there are two Premier League right-backs on Tottenham Hotspur’s January transfer wishlist.
One is a man who has taken the top flight by storm since he arrived in the summer of 2018, helping to turn his side into a genuine domestic force with a swashbuckling, all-action style. The other, however, found himself farmed out on loan after starting just eight league games in 2018/19.
If you ask Tottenham fans who they would prefer, Ricardo Pereira or Jonjoe Kenny, it’s unlikely that you’d meet many willing to take a punt on the Liverpool-born 22-year-old over an established Portugal international.
After all, while Ricardo has been nothing short of a revelation at Leicester City, the latter is currently playing Bundesliga football with Schalke after falling behind Seamus Coleman and Djibril Sidibe in the pecking order.
If Kenny isn’t good enough for Everton, why should Tottenham give him the time of day? That appears to be the thought process amongst many a Spurs fanatic anyway.
But perhaps this is all a little unfair. Kenny is a young player with potential by the bucketload and a spell at Schalke looks like the making of this England u21 international.
“I can tell you what, he is already close to becoming a fan favourite here in our stadium,” manager David Wagner told iNews in the Autumn.
“He has done an amazing job so far and scored a wonderful goal against Berlin. He is, for sure, one of the best signings which we have made this summer.”
Tottenham fans should be wary of writing off Kenny so soon.
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