'Finally...' - Yan Valery reacts to Young Boys moving after leaving Sheffield Wednesday
Yan Valery says that he ‘can’t wait to get started’ with Young Boys after leaving Sheffield Wednesday.
The 26-year-old defender completed a loan move to the Swiss outfit on Monday as he joined the club for the remainder of the 2025/26 season, and he’ll be hoping to make his debut this week when they go up against St. Gallen on Wednesday evening.
Owls boss, Henrik Pedersen, admitted that the move came about very quickly after the transfer window had closed, and it remains to be seen whether the club will move to sign a replacement or not. They’ve apparently been told that they can bring somebody in, but that relies on them finding a suitable candidate.
Yan Valery is excited for a new challenge
As for Valery, he believes that he can help YB in their bid to climb up the Swiss Super League table, citing his experiences over the course of his career so far as something he can draw upon.
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“I’m really happy to be here, finally,” he told his new club’s YouTube channel. “I’m really proud to be part of this big club in Switzerland, and I can’t wait to get started and meet my new teammates…
“I’ve played for different teams and been in different changing rooms, so I’ve taken a lot of things from each of them - good and bad. I’ve met a lot of big players and good coaches, and they’ve all taught me things and helped me develop. I think I can help the players here now for the fight that we have, and I can’t wait to get started.”
It’s understood that the Swiss club, who have no option to buy the full back at the end of his loan, agreed to pay all of his wages in order to get him to Bern. Valery’s deal at Hillsborough will come to an end in the summer of 2027.