Henen hints at Everton exit

Sunday, 22 April, 2018 18comments  |  Jump to most recent

David Henen's career with the Blues appears to over based on a message the Belgian forward posted to Twitter today.

Henen, whose departure from the Blues has been mooted for a while now, tweeted his thanks to a "wonderful club" for three great years, a hint that he will be leaving as a free agent now that the Under-23s season is over.

Signed by Roberto Martinez as a teenager on loan and then permanently via a complicated transfer from Anderlecht to Olympiakos, Henen was regarded as potentially being the next striking talent off Belgium's production line following the emergence of Romelu Lukaku and Michy Batshuayi.

He never truly caught fire at Under-23s level but has been a regular for David Unsworth's team this season, often deployed more as a winger than an out-and-out striker.

A transfer back to France was rumoured to be in the offing towards the end of both of the last two transfer windows but never materialised for the former Monaco loanee.

Henen wrote:

The season is over, finish with 5 goal 7 assists in 15 games for u23 + ( 3 goals 6 assists in 4 pre-season games). It was 3 great years for this wonderful club especially last season when we won the league 💙 thank you for your support during this years 😃

 

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James Flynn
1 Posted 22/04/2018 at 23:03:42
Good. Lots of contracts need to be dumped. He's another.

Read Besic scored an important goal for his team fighting to get into the Championship playoffs.

Him too.

Steve Ferns
2 Posted 22/04/2018 at 23:08:37
He's got a lot of pace. He scores goals and I think he'll definately do well at Championship level. I'd give him another year and loan him to a decent club.

But he's 21 now and really should be threatening the first team, and he isn't. So perhaps letting him go is for the best.

Michael Kenrick
3 Posted 23/04/2018 at 00:52:09
Huh. I've tracked Everton U23s pretty closely and can only find 4 goals for him. Plenty of times when he probably should've scored but didn't!
Steve Ferns
4 Posted 23/04/2018 at 01:09:52
8 goals from 15 games (including 2 as sub) on the official site. Not bad for someone who mainly plays wide.
Hugh Jenkins
6 Posted 23/04/2018 at 08:05:01
James (1). I can't understand your (and others) desire to get rid of Mo Besic so quickly.

Since coming to Everton he has been dogged by bad luck with injuries. But, since his loan move to Middlesborough he seems to have settled, been injury free, has not, to my knowledge been booked (let alone sent off) and is contributing massively to Middlesborough's late drive for the Championship play-offs.

In short, he is developing into the type of box to box committed midfield player we have been screaming out for all of this and last season.

I think his "perpetual potential red card" performances, with us were probably born of a desperation to impress on the few occasions he was given a start in the first team, but, once he is given regular game time in his correct position (as he now is at Middlesborough), he is blossoming into the player we all hoped he would be.

Love or hate Pullis, one thing he does do right is to play players in their best / preferred positions and Mo is turning our to be our one consistently successful loanee of this season.

Remember Seamus and Leon had similar spells, before settling into the first team – please don't be too keen to get rid of Mo, so easily – it may well come back to bite us in the rear end.

On current form I would have him in the team before either Schneiderlin or Rooney, any day of the week.

Rob Coles
7 Posted 23/04/2018 at 09:37:24
Besic and Vlasic are two young players who haven't been given the time of day by Fat Sam. With so much deadwood preferred like Schneiderlin, what chance do these prospects get... None. Potential is unlikely to be realised unless they are given sufficient games in the first team.
Martin Reppion
8 Posted 23/04/2018 at 10:37:10
Totally agree with Hugh (#6).

Always thought Besic should be given a go and he was unlucky with injuries. I've never understood the fascination with players like McCarthy who get better in the memory of so many the longer they are out injured.

But as has been said on here so many times, which players come and go is less important than who is going to be responsible for offering the contracts or the open door. The current manager could decimate this squad if he is allowed to stay around for any time after the season ends.

He will let the likes of Lookman and Vlasic go and use the money to buy another journey-man midfield clogger. Until this is sorted,I shudder to think what will be inherited by a new management.

James Flynn
9 Posted 23/04/2018 at 12:11:46
Hugh (6) – You're hardly the only one calling for Besic to stay. I just don't see it. Good for him, taking his opportunity. I'd say he's hit his level, God bless him.

If Boro wants to keep him and it looks like they do, his on £50k per week for the next three seasons. Not an easy contract to dump to the Championship.

As for his "Red card waiting to happen" rep, I never saw him that way. More the headless chicken, to me. But, as far as getting carded, he couldn't hold a candle compared to Fellaini or Barry.

As to his injury record. He's been touch and go for some games, according to his manager, for guess what? His hamstrings.

I wish him all the best. If it's at Everton especially. I just don't think he's good enough.

David Currie
10 Posted 23/04/2018 at 15:04:18
Get rid of him, average player.
Dave Abrahams
11 Posted 23/04/2018 at 15:19:21
Steve (2),

Is Henen only 21? I thought he was around 23... he's been here three years and never really looked like he could make the first team. I think he is another player who is on good wages and has preferred to stay here collecting them rather than take a chance elsewhere.

Justin Doone
12 Posted 23/04/2018 at 21:12:08
Not seen much of Henen but by all accounts great pace, poor decision making. The same of so many good young forwards. There potential doesn't develop through a lack of a football brain or isn't being coached well enough, hard to tell.

Bolasie, Walcott, Lookman and our former Spanish Barca lad have similar 'headless chicken' traits but they have the extra luck or adaptability to have made it at a good level.

I'm sure he'll have a decent career with the right attitude and a bit of luck.

As Besic is mentioned another player who looked like he had everything needed for a top class DCM but he lacked the brains. He made some stupid decisions trying to show off which in that position you just can't do.

Then injuries appear to have taken away his pace and we are left with a lesser player who still needs to mature and improve his reading of the game.

He's 50:50 for me to still make it in the Premier league so worth keeping for now but he's got a lot to prove for both fitness and using not loosing his head.

Kase Chow
13 Posted 23/04/2018 at 23:08:26
Justin #12

Bit harsh on Walcott who’s been a consistent PL performer when fit and has brought an extra threat to our play

Patrick Eimsman
14 Posted 24/04/2018 at 15:24:51
Bye
Jerome Shields
15 Posted 24/04/2018 at 16:27:29
The youth development policy is being dismantled, so these type of players will never make it into the first team squad, especially under Big Sam. This is what he done at other clubs. Many of the young players will be looking away.
Jim Bennings
16 Posted 25/04/2018 at 11:24:47
Not good enough!

If we are to aspire to challenge those top 6 clubs there needs to be a ruthless nature about Everton and Everton’s recruitment.

Let’s not lose sleep over young players that end up down the leagues because there are not good enough!

Nick Armitage
17 Posted 25/04/2018 at 23:25:22
Justin Doone - Walcott a headless chicken? Never in a million years. He's got a good footballing brain, saw it in flashes when he arrived but Allardyce tactics aren't helping.
Malcolm Kitchen
18 Posted 27/04/2018 at 03:54:45
I've seen Mo play 3 times this year & he has looked a cut above on the pitch, great goal at Derby, one thing he could improve on!

Yes, I read his hamstrings still an issue, but he's playing! On current form better than all our Def MDF players except Gana!

Regards Henen, he flatters to deceive. He should be around the 1st team squad by now but isn't; he wanted to move in the summer & was bragging about it but it fell through! Egg on face job! I would say goodbye! Plenty better Sambou & Hornsby for starters!!


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