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·26 June 2024
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A look at the latest news from the CBS Arena
It has already been something of a busy start to the summer transfer window at Coventry City.
Since the market opened earlier this month, the Sky Blues have completed the signings of three new players for the first-team squad.
Winger Luis Borges Rodrigues has arrived from Australian side MacArthur FC, while midfielder Jack Rudoni has signed from Huddersfield Town following the Terriers' relegation to League One.
Meanwhile, defender Luis Binks has returned to the CBS Arena on a permanent basis, having spent the whole of last season on loan from Italian side Bologna.
However, there is still likely to be plenty more business to be done, before the window closes on the 30th August.
Indeed, manager Mark Robins will no doubt be keen to make more signings, to put together a squad that can improve on their ninth place finish in the Championship from last season.
So with that in mind, we've taken a look at some of the latest Coventry City news to have emerged recently, right here.
Over the weekend, it was reported that the Sky Blues had joined Championship rivals Sheffield United in the race to sign Nottingham Forest centre back Joe Worrall this summer.
However, it was claimed that Coventry would prefer to do a loan deal for the 27-year-old, and it seems that could be problematic for any potential move.
According to the latest update from Football Insider, Worrall is indeed one of a number of players Forest are keen to move on this summer. However, it is thought that the Premier League side want to sell the defender before the end of the week, to raise funds that ensure they do not breach Profit and Sustainability guidelines further.
That in turn, may therefore make it more problematic for Coventry's own attempts to secure a loan deal for the centre back before the window closes.
The signing of Rudoni from Huddersfield last week will no doubt have raised some eyebrows, not least because of some of the claims around the fee involved.
Some reports suggested the Sky Blues had paid an initial £6million plus extras for the midfielder, that could have taken the overall cost of the deal to around £10million.
However, it now appears as though that may in fact not be quite how much they will actually spend on this deal.
According to BBC Sport journalist Nick Mashiter, Coventry have in fact paid an initial fee of £3.6-3.8million. While there is apparently also add-ons involved, it is nonetheless claimed that the overall cost of the deal will not reach £5million, meaning the club may not be paying quite as much as had seemed to be the case.
One player who will definitely not be making the move to the CBS Arena in the current transfer window, is Marko Stamenic.
Earlier this month, it was reported that the Sky Blues had agreed a deal to sign the New Zealand international from Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade.
However, that move is one Coventry have now missed out on, with Nottingham Forest instead completing the signing of the midfielder on a five-year deal until the summer of 2029 late last week.
Even with that deal, Stamenic will still have to wait some time to make his debut in English football, having been sent out on loan to Greek outfit Olympiacos immediately after securing his move to Forest.