Coventry's Yirenkyi: The Ghanaian Midfield Powerhouse

From living at the training ground to impressing Michael Essien, Caleb Yirenkyi is no ordinary signing.

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What happened. Coventry City have signed Caleb Yirenkyi, a Ghanaian midfielder from FC Nordsjaelland, who has been tipped for success by Michael Essien.

• Yirenkyi's intense training style once forced a coach to pull him out of a session.
• He lived at Nordsjaelland's facility, doing extra gym work daily.
• Essien praised his work ethic and mentality.

“He has always been a hard worker with a great mentality, but also a great listener.”

— Michael Essien

Yirenkyi will be in action as Coventry face Arsenal in the Premier League on Friday night.

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