Managing Coventry City: Next level recruitment, Sheaf future and big funding question posed
Latest Coventry City news from CoventryLive as we take a detailed look at the summer transfer window and where and how the Sky Blues hope to continue to grow and improve the squad
Coventry City’s recruitment plans are well underway and there’s just under two weeks before the summer transfer window officially opens, with trading set to start in the middle of June and close at the end of August.
The Sky Blues are expected to be pretty busy as Mark Robins looks to add numbers and strengthen his squad after narrowly missing out on the play-offs last time around, as he looks to build a more robust group capable of stepping up and making a sustained push for promotion in the coming campaign.
City will be able to register players from June 14 and the window closes on Friday, August 30 at 11pm, and have already got one over the line with the arrival of 20-year-old winger Raphael Borges Rodrigues from Australian A-League side Macarthur FC for an undisclosed fee. Robins, of course, also has fellow wide man Ephron Mason-Clark in the building following his agreed deal from Peterborough United in the January window.
Transfers are going to form a major part of the club’s plan for success, with quality additions in key positions very much the priority for Robins and his head of recruitment Dean Austin. With players contracted until June 30, traditionally business starts to get interesting around the middle of the month when players start to make decisions on their futures.
The big question yet to be answered, meanwhile, is exactly how much money Robins will have at his disposal this summer? This time last year, you may recall, the Sky Blues didn’t really get their spending spree going until they’d secured the sale of Viktor Gyokeres to Sporting Lisbon for just over £20m. If the Sweden international moves on again, City stand to gain another significant cash boost from the sell-on clause but that can’t be relied upon.
