Right at the very end of the transfer window, Southampton decided it was best to cash in on Moussa Djenepo while they still could.
Standard Liège had come knocking for the winger, and a transfer was swiftly organised, even it meant the Saints making a considerable loss on the player.
There was a lot of excitement in Belgium following his arrival from Southampton, but Le Soir explain that this has now changed to ‘bitterness’.
The reason for this is Djenepo has failed to reproduce his previous antics, meaning he has had a ‘difficult comeback’ to Belgian football.
He immediately became a leader in the club’s dressing room, so the personal side of things certainly isn’t having an effect on him, and the problems are more on the pitch.
The former Southampton man has been placed on the wing of a 3-5-2 formation that ‘doesn’t suit him’, which has led the forward to start ‘forcing things’ more often than not.
Despite this, his manager is ready to give him time to readapt to his surroundings, knowing how important he can be.
Still, with no goals and no assists since his return, worries are starting to appear, and Le Soir suggest that perhaps moving him in a more central role, taking away defensive responsibilities from him in the process, could help him out.
Either way, the dream return to Standard Liège from Southampton isn’t working for the time being, and something needs to change.
