Coventry City facing Jack Rudoni exit threat as fresh Newcastle United transfer news emerges | OneFootball

Sky Blues could be looking at a quick profit on their 2024 summer arrival.

Newcastle United scouts have been to watch Coventry City midfielder Jack Rudoni.

Rudoni's £5 million move from Huddersfield Town to the Sky Blues has been more than justified this season.

He has arguably been City's most important player in this play-off-reaching campaign and is sure to give Coventry further chances to win promotion should he stay with the club.

In the regular season, the 23-year-old put up brilliant numbers for a player of his position. Nine goals, including five headers for the six-foot-one centre-mid, and twelve assists put him right up there in the division for direct goal contributions, level with Player of the Season nominee Dan James.

Newcastle scouts sent to watch Jack Rudoni

Coventry's failure to capitalise on their play-off hopes has left them in a strong position to go again next season, but it has also maybe opened a few more eyes to Rudoni's talents.

Newcastle sent some of their people to watch a number of Coventry games this season, according to Craig Hope of the Daily Mail, and they were also in attendance at their local rivals' ground to witness Sunderland's last-gasp win against Lampard's side. The player they were reportedly there to watch: Rudoni.

The Magpies are potentially looking to offload local player Sean Longstaff this summer, whose playing time has been vastly reduced in the second half of this season. City's number five is a player that they may be eyeing to fill his position, according to Hope.

Many of the goals that Rudoni has scored this season have come as a result of him making late box-crashing runs and finishing off crosses, whether it be with his head or his feet. This new element he's added to his game is one that made his manager, and boyhood idol, so good during his playing days. Given the connection the pair now have, it's no surprise to hear comparisons being made between Lampard and Rudoni.

Newcastle switch would be a risky one for Jack Rudoni

The problem that the 23-year-old may face should he end up wearing black and white next season could be the same one that his predecessor, Longstaff, is currently having to deal with.

Eddie Howe is understandably reluctant to move away from his preferred midfield trio of Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton and Sandro Tonali when they are all fit and healthy, and why would you chop and change when you have three outstanding options?

The question for Rudoni then becomes: how will he fit into that? How will he continue to develop if his playing time is vastly reduced?

There's also the point of system, of which Howe's doesn't use a traditional number 10, rather three box-to-box midfielders. Rudoni is more than capable of playing that role too, but it's as an advanced player that he has thrived the most this season.