Six rising Coventry City stars who could save the Sky Blues millions in transfer fees
Coventry City news from CoventryLive as we take a look at the next crop of under-21s working hard to bridge the gap to Mark Robins’ first team
Coventry City have prided themselves on producing home grown talent over the years, with many a Sky Blues Academy graduate progressing to the first team and in some cases being sold for millions.
The likes of Callum Wilson and James Maddison are among the most high profile while others have stepped up and established themselves as seniors and given good service to the club, the likes of Lee Burge, Jordan Willis, Gael Bigirimana, Ryan Haynes and George Thomas, for example, who helped City to Checkatrade Trophy success at Wembley.
Fast forward 12 months and Tom Bayliss – later sold for a significant fee to Preston North End – and Jordan Shipley helped the Sky Blues to promotion via the League Two play-offs. More recently, Josh Eccles is the latest Academy success story who has firmly established himself as a regular under Mark Robins.
The higher up the leagues you go, of course, the harder it is for kids to break through, and game time can be limited for youngsters, some of whom may find themselves sent out on loan to get first team football as was the case for Jack Burroughs and Ryan Howley who went out to Lincoln and Dundee, respectively, last season.
Luke Bell, goalkeeper
