4 players set to leave Coventry City this summer | OneFootball

There are four players set to leave Coventry City at the end of the season

Coventry City are in the Premier League once again, ending their 25-year top-flight drought in emphatic style by lifting the Championship trophy, with attentions now fixated on the summer window ahead.

The CBS Arena will host Premier League football for the first time in a matter of months following Coventry's promotion to the top-flight, with Frank Lampard having guided the club back after a long wait.

The transfer rumour mill is beginning to swirl rapidly in Coventry, with the club preparing for a busy summer window ahead, in which adding some quality and depth will be a priority.

However, departures are inevitable too, as some players won't be sticking around with the Sky Blues for their top-flight journey.

Four players are set to depart the club this summer, with either their loans expiring or contracts coming to an end, as FLW takes a look at each player set to leave Coventry this summer.

Carl Rushworth

Carl Rushworth's loan deal from Brighton and Hove Albion is set to expire at the end of the month. However, his journey with the Sky Blues may only just be beginning.

The 24-year-old was brought in by Lampard during the summer to replace the injured Oliver Dovin between the sticks, having previously spent time on loan with both Swansea City and Hull City in the Championship.

Since then, the Englishman has smashed all expectations and has been far and away the standout goalkeeper in the league this season by almost all metrics, with his 6.7 goals prevented statistically the best in the division, as per FotMob.

Rushworth scooped up a hat-trick of awards at the end of the season too, winning the Fans' Player of the Season, Players’ Player of the Season, and the Young Player of the Season.

Though his loan deal is set to come to an end, Rushworth has dropped continuous hints that he may well be staying at the CBS Arena permanently beyond this summer, though, with a deal having yet to be confirmed, as it stands, he is on his way back to Brighton, but his time back down south may well be short.

Romain Esse

Romain Esse joined Coventry on loan from Crystal Palace in January to bolster Lampard's options in attack, with the winger providing competition to Ephron Mason-Clark, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Jahnoah Markelo, and Brandon Thomas-Asante from out wide.

Palace signed Esse from London rivals Millwall for a potential £14.5 million just 18 months ago, but the England youth international has yet to justify that fee.

The 20-year-old has ample time on his side and has shown glimpses of his undoubted quality during his loan with the Sky Blues, but with just two goals and one assist in 17 appearances, his presence likely won't be greatly missed, as he is set to return to Palace at the end of the month.

Yang Min-Hyeok

Signed alongside Esse in January, South Korean winger Yang Min-Hyeok spent the first half of the season on loan with division rivals Portsmouth from Tottenham Hotspur, but made the switch to Coventry with the promise of more game time.

Yang scored three and assisted twice in 15 league games during his stay at Fratton Park, and given his lack of minutes at Portsmouth, many were surprised to see Coventry lure him to the Midlands.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, then, the 20-year-old played just 29 minutes of league football during the second half of the campaign, as he was forced to watch his teammates celebrate promotion from the sidelines, and will return to the capital this summer to continue his development.

Jamie Allen

Rochdale-born Jamie Allen came through the ranks at Spotland and progressed his way to the first team before securing a move to Burton Albion in 2017.

He'd spend two years as a Brewer before Mark Robins decided to bring him to Coventry, where he quickly became a valued member of the squad, albeit his minutes remained limited, even in the third tier.

Now in his seventh and seemingly final year with Coventry, the 31-year-old's contract is due to expire this summer, and is unlikely to be offered another at this stage in his career.

25 appearances this season in all competitions were enough to take him to 200 total appearances for the Sky Blues, scoring 12 and assisting 12, being an unsung hero in their success.

He will leave this summer knowing he has been a key figure in a special journey for Coventry, and is the only player permanently contracted to the club who is set to see their deal expire this summer.