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Starlet Unal known as Johnny Depp among Man City staff

Manchester City youngster Enes Unal reveals that he is known as Johnny Depp, among other names, by his teammates.


Unal arrived at City from Bursaspor in the summer and the striker spent time with the first team during pre-season before heading off to Belgian side Genk on loan.

It is understandable for an 18-year-old to be intimidated by playing alongside a team full of superstars but Unal has revealed that he has been warmly welcomed at City and has even revealed that some of the staff even refer him to as a Hollywood superstar.

"Nobody is arrogant or disrespectful, there is no distinction between young and old players. You feel like one of them in a short time," he said, in an article for the Turkish version of Four Four Two.

"In teams, everybody has a nickname which is private to that team, which makes you feel you belong to that group. Led by Joe Hart, some players called me Zlatan. The television crew, as they are doing more visual stuff, called me 'Johnny Depp'.

"As these names are sympathetic, I feel free to share them, but there are other nicknames which need to stay inside!"

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