Caleb Yirenkyi to make Premier League debut for Coventry at Arsenal

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Coventry’s record signing is set to make a big top-flight impact after emerging from Right to Dream academy It is mid-July on FC Nordsjælland’s pre-season camp in Kössen, an Austrian village on the edge of the Alps, close to the German border. The Danish Superliga club’s coaching staff, including Michael Essien, are preparing for the new campaign, the stunning scenery par for the course. Every training session is recorded by a drone. The operator with the joystick in his hands? Well, that would be Caleb Yirenkyi, the Ghana midfielder who returned a week early from his post-World Cup break. He requested to join his teammates in the drills, but after physios told the 20-year-old he required more rest Yirenkyi did the next best thing. It is a story that speaks volumes of his modest character and, a month on, he is poised to make his Premier League debut at Arsenal on Friday after Coventry made him their £26m record signing. Continue reading...