Jonjoe Kenny was trained at Everton FC when he was young. Overall, he completed 69 competitive games for the Toffees Photo: picture alliance / Newscom
From BZ editors
After central defender Filip Uremovic (25), he could become Hertha’s second signing of the summer! According to English media reports, the Berliners are about to sign Jonjoe Kenny (25).
By Carsten Priefer and Paul Gorgas
There is talk of a three-year contract. Kenny’s contract with hometown club Everton expires on June 30 – he would be free for Hertha.
Kenny is well known to Bundesliga fans: the Englishman was loaned to Schalke in 2019/2020 and played 34 competitive games for the Royal Blues, scoring two goals and three more.
At Hertha, Kenny could solve the permanent construction site on the right side of defense. Most recently, veteran Peter Pekarik (35) extended there, jewel Julian Eitschberger (18) is to be gradually integrated into the professional team – Kenny would be an immediate help.
Kenny’s strengths lie primarily in the game against the ball. A few years ago, the former England U21 international named ex-Bayern professional Philipp Lahm (38) as a role model.
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And: Kenny is a title collector! With Everton’s U23s he won the Reserve League Championship twice. With English youth national teams, he was 2014 U17 European Champion and 2017 U20 World Champion.
In the past season, Kenny was used only irregularly. The year before he was loaned to Celtic Glasgow to Scotland. Now he could dare a fresh start at Hertha!
