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title: "Everton must cash in on Jonjoe Kenny amid Burnley interest [Opinion]"
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author: "Alex Jones"
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published: "2021-01-14T15:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-14T15:00:00Z"
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# Everton must cash in on Jonjoe Kenny amid Burnley interest \[Opinion\]

Offloading [Jonjoe Kenny](https://readeverton.com/2021/01/11/josh-king-jonjoe-kenny-everton-swap-deal-rumours/) should be a priority for Everton director of football Marcel Brands during this transfer window before the 23-year-old’s value plummets.

Kenny has just [18 months left](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonjoe-kenny/profil/spieler/258883) on his current deal and will be a free agent in the summer of 2022.

Indeed, Burnley [have identified the Liverpudlian as a transfer target](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/burnley-transfers-kenny-everton-ancelotti-19621918) to provide extra strength at right-back for Sean Dyche’s plans. The Clarets have recently been [taken over](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/burnley-alan-pace-alk-capital-19614284) by American firm ALK Capital, who specialise in recruitment technology investments.

Consequently, whilst the purse strings will not be recklessly let go at Turf Moor, there is a belief that they may be [loosened](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/burnley-alan-pace-alk-capital-19614284) – and that could be to the Toffees’ benefit.

Kenny is clearly a peripheral figure in Carlo Ancelotti’s plans. Following a loan spell at Schalke, Kenny has made just seven appearances this season totalling less than 300 minutes, mostly off the bench and in cup competitions ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonjoe-kenny/leistungsdaten/spieler/258883)).

By contrast, teammates Mason Holgate and Seamus Coleman are Ancelotti’s preferred options: with [15 league starts between the duo](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton), Kenny is essentially a third-choice right-back.

### READ EVERTON VERDICT

At just 23 years old and with the added value insurance of a transfer window, now may be the opportune moment for both clubs to strike a deal.

According to [Lancashire Live](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/burnley-transfers-kenny-everton-ancelotti-19621918), Kenny is reportedly receptive to a move to Turf Moor in search of fresh opportunities, creating the groundwork for business to be conducted.

No deal can be considered a failure if both the buying and selling clubs feel they have taken advantage of a wonderful opportunity, and this could be such a moment.

Kenny could be the opening statement in a new era of ownership at Turf Moor and could come as a major reinforcement to Sean Dyche’s plans. Equally, Everton have little to lose by cashing in on a talent [they have developed](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonjoe-kenny/transfers/spieler/258883), with those funds possibly being able to be put to good use elsewhere.