Disappointment for Everton as Henry Onyekuru loan takes another poor turn

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Everton will have been hoping for better with Henry Onyekuru’s loan move to Galatasaray.

The striker is spending the season in Istanbul in the hope of getting minutes and goals under his belt.

He started off well in his first few appearances, but has dipped significantly in recent weeks.

The 21-year-old, signed by former Toffees manager Ronald Koeman in the summer of 2017 from Belgian side KAS Eupen, has failed to score or assist in his last seven games.

He has also registered a poor passing accuracy of 71%, and has averaged 2.5 unsuccessful touches per game (via WhoScored).

Frustratingly for the youngster, he has come back off international duty with Nigeria injured, as reported by Turkish-Football.

Frustration for Everton

It’s a blow for Onyekuru’s parent club Everton, who have very high hopes for the attacker.

His outstanding goals record at Eupen meant he arrived at Goodison Park with a lot of hype surrounding him.

He is yet to make his debut for the Merseyside club, and is relying on a good stint in Turkey to force his way into Marco Silva’s thinking.

It’s a great opportunity for Onyekuru, with Cenk Tosun struggling slightly in the Premier League.

Neither Oumar Niasse nor Dominic Calvert-Lewin are pulling up trees, and there’s a real chance for the Nigerian to stake his claim from afar.

His hamstring injury will be further assessed, but hopefully for the Toffees he can recover quickly and set about trying to improve.