Jonjoe Kenny believes he 'had to leave' Everton and England over the summer to continue his development.
The full-back called time on a nine-year spell at Goodison Park when his contract ended over the summer after 69 appearances for the Toffees. Unable to oust the ever-dependable Seamus Coleman on the right hand side, Kenny enjoyed several loan spells including, most recently as Schalke and Celtic.
But Everton's £12million signing of Nathan Patterson in January pushed the boyhood Blue further down the pecking order at Goodison Park, and when his contract ran down through the latter stages of last season, he made the decision to move on to pastures new. A return to Germany presented itself, with the 25-year-old signing on a free for Bundesliga outfit Hertha Berlin, and now speaking to German media, the former Toffee has explained his decision.
