The Apoel Nicosia defender, whose side face Ajax in the
Champions League on Tuesday, dreams of returning to
Manchester United, where he was reserve-team captainNicholas Ioannou’s name gives away his nationality but the moment he opens his mouth, allowing his natural Manchester twang to escape, a whole new identity is created.
Born to a Cypriot father and English mother in Limassol, the 23-year-old defender’s journey to the verge of the Champions League has been an unusual one.