This summer saw Everton concede defeat regarding a long-term future at the club for Nigerian attacker Henry Onyekuru.
Everton sold Henry Onyekuru to the struggling French side Monaco this summer for a fee in the region of £12 million despite a blistering performance in the Turkish Super Lig scoring 16 goals as a winger for the Turkish giants last season, including the goal that won them the title.
Signed from KAS Eupen in a deal worth £7 million in 2017, the 22-year-old has never qualified for clearance to play in the UK. He, therefore, left Goodison Park without ever having played a competitive game for Everton.
The Nigerian highlighted what he might be able to offer Everton but was not in the plans of the then newly appointed manager, Marco Silva.
On his departure, Ex-Super Eagles and former Everton player, Joseph Yobo said, “He is a fantastic talent and I would have loved to see his deal [with Everton] go through but work permit restricted him from playing in the Premier League’’.
‘’Playing in the EPL which is one of the best league in the world is an additional benefit when they, the players are called upon to represent their country. I wish him all the best and hope he performs well as he did in Turkey and ultimately brings his form back to the national team” he added.
Monaco have given Onyekuru the green-light to head back to Galatasaray on an 18-month loan deal. The fee involved would be €2.5 million (£2.1m). The Nigerian is reportedly desperate to return to the club where he enjoyed two successful loan spells from Everton.
His time at Monaco has been hindered by hamstring trouble and now it seems, just months after leaving Everton, Onyekuru could be on the move yet again.
