The management of Persik Kediri, East Java, is still retaining Yusuf Meilana to be part of the team in the 2025/2026 Liga 1 competition season, which will take place starting in August.
Yusuf also chose to remain with Persik Kediri in this competition, one of the reasons was because he wanted to be close to his family.
"There are many considerations, including my children. And maybe my fortune is still here (Persik Kediri)," he said in Kediri, Friday.
Yusuf has joined Persik since 2017 until now, so he has become one of the senior players at this football club nicknamed "White Tiger".
He was happy to join Persik. In fact, he also rejected the proposals of other teams even though the teams that asked for him had once won League 1.
"There are four teams (who are interested), some of them were also League 1 champions," he said.
He is also happy with the new coach Ong Kim Swee (OKS). As a footballer, he did not have a hard time adjusting to the new coach.
"The coach is good, also disciplined. My most comfortable position is on the left wing, but I am also ready to be placed at the back," he said.
