Footballer Joseph Yobo’s Flat Horrifies His Landlord

A landlord in Liverpool was horrified when he saw the state in which a flat leased in the name of Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, had been left. There were burn marks on the carpet, a dirty kitchen and bathroom, and holes in the wall. There are iron marks on the floor, as if left by ironing.

The landlord cried out: “I’ve never come across anything like this before and I’m just so shocked. The place looks as if it’s been burgled. The state it’s been left is just unbelievable. There’s bond money of £1,500, but by the look of it, it will need £5,000 to put all the damage right and I will have to call in industrial cleaners.”

The landlord, Mr Ray Smith, says actions will be taken on the situation...

But Yobo is claiming that he has never lived in the apartment in South Ferry Quay, Liverpool Marina, nor even been there. According to him, his younger brother, Gideon, paid the rent.

The keys to the flat were handed back to the agent over the weekend, Liverpool Echo reports.

Yobo, who is now on loan to Norwich from Turkish side Fenerbahce, insisted: “ The landlord doesn’t know me and he hasn’t spoken to Gideon about this. I have property too and the landlord should have gone to the letting agents if he was unhappy.”