Johnly Yfeko makes new Rangers exit admission after Exeter City loan transfer

Johnly Yfeko makes new Rangers exit admission after Exeter City loan transfer

Johnly Yfeko has admitted he could exit Rangers permanently next summer if he isn’t guaranteed regular game time at Ibrox.

 

The 21-year-old defender made one appearance for the Gers last season but has departed Glasgow on loan in search of first-team football with Exeter City, with the League One club holding an option to make the deal permanent.

Yfeko has impressed so far under the management of Gary Caldwell and while he admits it would be great to force his way into Clement’s plans at Ibrox, he admits he will have to make a “selfish” decision.

 

As quoted by the Rangers Review (8 September) he said: “I feel like my ambition is just to play football, whether that is at Rangers or at Exeter.

 

“I just want to go where I can play and express myself and if I can’t get the game time at Rangers then I guess that will be it. I don’t think it is about what club it is, for me it is more about having that opportunity to express myself and make a name for myself.

If it is Rangers then that would be great. Who wouldn’t want to play at Ibrox every week?

 

“But sometimes you have to part ways with something that you love and if my path isn’t at Ibrox after this season… If I leave, I will thank them for everything that they have done for me because they have been a huge part of my life and career.

They have been amazing with me since I joined the club, every single staff member and player. I wouldn’t take back any single minute

At the end of the day, I need to be selfish and I need to go and play football and make a name for myself for me and my family.”

 

Will Johnly Yfeko exit Rangers

At 21 years old, the time has come for Yfeko to play regularly in a first team as the young defender is going to learn very little from playing B Team football for the next year or so.

Hopefully, his loan spell in England will help him continue to develop his skills and hone his craft so that he can look to make an impression on Philippe Clement over the course of next year’s pre-season.

With the Belgian currently short of senior centre-back options and Leon Balogun’s future up in the air beyond the end of the current campaign, there may well be an opportunity for the defender to force his way into the fold.