EXCITING NEWS: Coventry manager took a bold step and ready to negotiate to sign a superstar striker in Man City who's worth over €100 million

Coventry boss Mark Robins thankful for last-gasp Barnsley blunder | FourFourTwo — Coventry City have been linked with Marko Stamenic (centre) of Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) – seen here in action against goalkeeper Aleksandar Jovanovic (R) and Svetozar Markovic (L) of Partizan during the Serbian Cup semifinal i April.

Marko Stamenic – who it is claimed Coventry City have done a deal to sign from Red Star Belgrade – has fuelled speculation of an imminent move to the Championship club by travelling to the UK.

According to Serbian sports outlet Sportal.rs, the Sky Blues have splashed out £4.26m on the defensive midfielder – a claim that has caused much excitement amongst fans.

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The online publication headlined their story this week as a ‘transfer bomb,’ saying it’s a ‘spectacular’ bit of business by the Belgrade club, otherwise known as FK Crvena Zvezda, claiming it has sold the holding midfielder for a ‘staggering €5m’ only a year after joining the club for free from Copenhagen.

The report says the 22-year-old New Zealand international was ‘one of the most responsible for Zvezda winning the fourth consecutive double crown’ in the Serbian SuperLiga’ – and the club’s seventh consecutive title.

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Coventry City have been linked with a promising young Belgian forward who is claimed to be on the club’s ‘shortlist’ this summer.

According to Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri, the Sky Blues are eyeing Mitchy Ntelo, who currently plays for Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv and is reported to have been the subject of a €700,000 bid from newly promoted Russian Premier League side FC Khimki.

Tavolieri, who has 98k followers on the social media platform X, says his club are asking for around €1.2million for the player whose main position is striker, but who can also play as a right or left winger.

CoventryLive verdict: It’s difficult to know whether or not to take links like this with a pinch of salt, but Ntelo would certainly seem to fit Coventry’s recruitment model, being a young player with development potential. And Mark Robins could well be in the market for a new striker who is different to big men Haji Wright and Ellis Simms this summer amid uncertainty surrounding Matty Godden’s future.

The stalwart striker has been the subject of speculation linking him with interest from League One Charlton Athletic this summer and it is no secret that the player would like more regular first team football after slipping down the pecking order at the CBS Arena.

Ntelo’s versatility of being able to play in several forward roles, meanwhile, would also appea