Moussa Djenepo is truly bogged down in the English Premier League. After 5 seasons with Southampton, the Mali international has scored just 5 times in 92 matches. The Saints thus got rid of a resounding flop who returned to Standard Liège (D1 belgique), the club he left in 2019 to push England’s doors open.
Djenepo has struggled in English soccer
When he landed at Southampton in 2019, many saw him as the future Sadio Mané.Moussa Djenepo was therefore like a symbol and Saints fans thought they were mourning Mané’s passing. But Moussa the mountain soon gave birth to Djenepo the mouse. The failure would be felt as a major earthquake.
All the more so as the communication surrounding the arrival of the Mali international had earned him the sobriquet of “the new Sadio Mané”. The 17 million euros paid for Djenepo seem to have gone out the window. After all, the Malian is a real flop. After 5 seasons, he’s leaving with a dismal record of 5 goals in 92 Premier League matches.
The versatile striker made his debut as a second-half substitute (77th minute) in a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on August 17, 2019. Djenepo had scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion the following day. Saints fans were already salivating. A few weeks later, he repeated the trick with a crazy run and a magnificent finish to give Southampton all three points against Sheffield United in a 1-0 victory (Matchday 5). The horses had been let loose.
Then came a sudden halt. Injuries ruled him out of the next five matches, and Djenepo no longer had the impact he would have hoped for on his return to the team.In 2020-2021, a hamstring problem once again held him back. It was another campaign that hadn’t quite gone to plan for Djenepo. As a result, the Eagle progressed backwards in the hierarchy until he was even playing as a full-back. An abject failure, given that the winger was supposed to replace the Senegalese star. A failure…
