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Johnly Yfeko's first interview as a Grecian

23rd July

After making the long journey down from Scotland, City’s new centre-back Johnly Yfeko has given his first interview in red and wite.

Before joining his new teammates on their pre-season Cornish camp, the towering defender sat down to discuss his excitement after sealing a season-long loan move from Rangers.

“It feels amazing; it’s been going on for a couple of weeks and I’m happy to get it over the line."

“I first heard about the interest at the start of the window – my agent called me and he said, ‘There’s a good coach who’s interested in you at a good club down south and we think you should have a look."

Yfeko on the interest from City

“I just drove down straight away to see what I was getting myself into!”

Although he is only 21, Johnly’s already had experience playing at Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester before making a move north of the border. Predominately playing for Rangers’ B side in local Scottish leagues, the centre-back did make one appearance in front of the packed Ibrox crowd.

“It was an amazing experience, something that you always dream about as a little boy, playing for such a big club in a historic stadium.

“For me to be able to mark that off was absolutely brilliant for me and my family.”

Experiences like that have given Johnly a maturity beyond his years, something that he also brings onto the pitch and to Gary Caldwell’s Grecians as a calming presence in the backline.

“I’m physical, and also good and comfortable on the ball. My best attribute may be my passing and covering long distances, I feel like my composure on the ball gives confidence to any team."

Johnly on his attributes

“My teammates will be able to trust me and so will the manager.”

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