Coventry City can report that it has completed its business during the Summer Transfer Window, both in and out.
A busy summer has seen a total of 11 Sky Blues arrivals, with 9 players entering permanently and 2 on loan.
The era began with the acquisition of defender Jay Dasilva from Bristol City, followed by the addition of forward Ellis Simms from Everton at the start of July.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto joined City from Belgian club KV Oostende on July 10th, and goalkeeper Brad Collins joined from Barnsley a week later.
Defensive reinforcements arrived in mid-July with the signings of Joel Latibeaudiere from Swansea City, Bobby Thomas from Burnley, and wing back Milan Van Ewijk.
Heerenveen in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, on July 28th, Luis Binks joined the Sky Blues on a season-long loan from the Italian club Bologna.
Moving into August, a 23-year-old transfer record was broken when Haji Wright joined Coventry City from Antalyaspor in Turkey for a record amount, while highly-rated Brighton midfielder Yasin Ayari came on August 21st.
On deadline day, Barnsley captain Liam Kitching joined the Sky Blues for an undisclosed amount, bringing the Club’s business to a close.
In the opposite direction, striker Viktor Gyokeres joined Sporting Lisbon in July for a Club record sum, and Gustavo Hamer joined Sheffield United in August.
Josh Reid joined Ross County in June, while a number of Sky Blues players left at the end of their contracts.
Fankaty Dabo, Julien Dacosta, Todd Kane, Sean Maguire, Michael Rose, Martyn Waghorn, and Tyler Walker have all signed contracts.
Doug King, the company’s owner and executive chairman, stated:
“We can confirm that our business in the Summer transfer window has concluded.”
“This has been a transitional window and a very busy period for the Club, with a large number of new arrivals to the squad.”
“We’ve been able to add a lot of quality right across the squad, which means we have players who can perform at a high level all over the place.”
“Throughout the period, we have been active, spending money on transfer fees and breaking the Club record fee.”
“While we did consider other additions, it was critical that these were included.”
the perfect ones and gave the squad with the essential quality at a reasonable cost to us.
“Our transfer activity this window would not have been possible without the support of fans purchasing Season Tickets, and I would like to thank them for their support and for joining the journey, as we look forward to an exciting season.”
