Everton midfielder and Toffees academy ace Kieran Dowell has left Goodison Park again on loan for the rest of the season.
Following Everton midfielder Kieran Dowell completing his loan switch from Goodison Park to Wigan, some of their fans have taken to Twitter to give their thoughts.
The Toffees academy graduate was recalled from his loan spell at Derby following a largely fruitless spell with little game time and has linked up with the Latics, also in the Championship.
Dowell made 10 appearances for Phillip Cocu’s side but had started only twice since the 3-0 defeat at Brentford at the end of August, making another two appearances as a substitute.
Here is what some Wigan fans have been saying on social media regarding the move:
The 22-year-old was listed in The Guardian’s Next Generation 2014 column as the Goodison Park side’s standout prospect but since then his career has yielded mixed results.
Although Dowell has impressed for Everton at youth and reserve level, he has only made five senior appearances for the club – and the last one in the Premier League was back in April 2016, a three-minute cameo against Bournemouth (Transfermarkt).
The bulk of Dowell’s competitive action has come on loan, with a mixed spell at Nottingham Forest where he was very impressive early on but as the season went on was not quite as impactful for the Reds – though he still reached double figures in terms of goals, with 10 – plus five assists in 43 club appearances (Transfermarkt).
At Sheffield United, Dowell enjoyed a half-season loan where he featured 17 times, 16 of which were in the Championship, with eight of those being starts, and given the Blades were promoted in second place, he certainly played his part.
Wigan are currently sitting 22nd in the table, one point behind 21st-placed Stoke but five adrift of 20th-placed Huddersfield, so Dowell will need to hit the ground running if he is to help the Latics to safety – first up, though, is the FA Cup third-round trip to Leicester City on Saturday.
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