Three Coventry City players are expected to leave in January.
FLW examines the Sky Blues three who could leave in the mid-season transfer window.
Coventry City’s march to the Championship play-off final last season was surely one of the season’s feel-good tales, but things are very different at the CBS Arena in 2
Losing two key players in Viktor Gyokeres and Gustavo Hamer was always to be difficult, but the Sky Blues are struggling without the Swedish striker
So far, after eight games, Mark Robins’ new-look squad has struggled to gel and has only won once in Championship play, with a massive quantity of draws and five points.
And, despite the fact that the summer transfer window only closed a month ago, let’s have a look at THREE Cov players that could be set for January exits when the market reopens in January 2024.
and the Dutch midfield maestro.
City generated a lot of money through their sales to Sporting CP and Sheffield United, and they spent a lot of money refilling its roster in a variety of positions.
This could be a contentious choice, but the fact remains that O’Hare’s contract expires this summer.
O’Hare was one of the most sought-after offensive midfielders in the EFL before to the start of the 2022-23 season, with Burnley in particular making a strong bid for the small attacker.
Last season was a nightmare for Coventry’s number 10; he missed the first three months of the season due to a hamstring rupture, but when he returned, he registered three assists in 11 Championship matches.
A ruptured ACL against Sheffield United on Boxing Day, however, tragically terminated the ex-Aston Villa man’s season, and it is an injury from which he has yet to return after a protracted absence.
Those types of injuries for quick, skilled players are always ones where you don’t know if the individual will return the same, and Coventry will undoubtedly be unsure of what kind of contract to offer O’Hare ahead of the January window.
Should clubs still be interested however, there’s every chance that the club cash in on the 25-year-old if he does not put pen-to-paper on a new deal.
A defender with plenty of Championship experience, Bidwell doesn’t appear to be getting a look in from the start of matches anymore.
A regular at left wing-back last season under Robins, the 30-year-old has been displaced by Jay Dasilva’s arrival from Bristol City, with his game-time now restricted as a result.
Still under contract at the CBS Arena until the summer of 2025, Bidwell may want regular game-time considering he still should be in his prime years, and with the amount of Championship minutes he has under his belt it would be a surprise if clubs weren’t looking in January.
Like the aforementioned O’Hare, Tavares is another player to have suffered with a serious injury last season after rupturing his achilles against Wrexham in the FA Cup.
The 22-year-old Portuguese attacker had featured 11 times that season in all competitions up until his setback, but he should be back in contention soon enough following his recovery – it’s unlikely though that he will get any Championship minutes.
A loan move in January somewhere else in League One or Two would really help to kickstart Tavares’ career you’d think, and regular game-time is what he needs after spending so long on the sidelines.
