'He Is Becoming An Option' - Monaco Coach Speaks On Henry's Lack Of Playing Time

Published: November 30, 2019

Monaco's Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru is being linked with a departure from the Ligue 1 club in the January transfer window due to a lack of playing opportunities, with Galatasaray in the driving seat for his signature.

You have to go back to September 21, 2019 for the last time the winger cum striker played for Monaco, a goalless draw at Reims in which he came off the bench for the last fifteen minutes.

Fortunes changed for Onyekuru after he suffered a hamstring injury and since his return to full training, manager
Leonardo Jardim has named the former Everton man in only one matchday squad.

Explaining why the Super Eagle has not been utilized in recent games, the Portuguese gaffer told reporters : ''Henry Onyekuru is better, he has had a complicated adaptation, but today he is shows his level in training and becoming an option.

''I always make these choices thinking that a player who starts the game can bring something more to the team.''

With Algeria striker Islam Slimani suspended for Sunday's clash against PSG at Stade Louis-II, Onyekuru could return to the Monaco squad.

Igho Kingsley