BREAKING: Frank Lampard is ready to land £5M Coventry City target, he’s just had a ‘great’ season in the Championship
Coventry City may have missed out on promotion this season, but the Sky Blues are wasting no time in getting business done this summer.
After parting ways with fan-favourite manager Mark Robins last November, Coventry were sitting in 17th place in the Championship table and looked set for a rough ride this season.
However, the arrival of Frank Lampard changed everything for the better, and an impressive run of form in the second half of the campaign paved the way for an assault on the Championship play-offs.
Coventry lost out to Sunderland in the semi-finals last week, with a dramatic winner from Dan Ballard killing their dreams for this year.
But, it seems the Sky Blues are ready to come back stronger next season.
Coventry City want Kaine Kesler-Hayden
As per a report from Alan Nixon on Patreon, Coventry are already eyeing up a solid move in the summer transfer window, with Aston Villa’s Kaine Kesler-Hayden on their radar.
It is thought Coventry are “leading the race” for the 22-year-old, who is just coming off the back of an impressive loan spell with Preston North End.
Coventry may have to pay £5m plus add-ons for the young right-back. It is suggested Kesler-Hayden himself appears to be ready to move on from his boyhood club after struggling to break through at Villa Park and having five loan spells under his belt already.
Kesler-Hayden made 51 appearances in all competitions for Preston this year, scoring two goals and registering three assists across over 4,000 minutes of action.
It could be a summer of mass change for Coventry City
The arrival of Kesler-Hayden, or indeed any new signing, would be just the boost Coventry City need right now after suffering play-offs heartbreak.
Meanwhile, there is talk of Frank Lampard heading to Southampton to fill the managerial vacancy there, which would be a huge blow after the progress made in the last few months.
If Lampard does stay, he may have to replace Haji Wright, who is wanted by Leicester and Ipswich this summer.
He’s not the only player to have caught the eye. Milan van Ewijk is also attracting interest from elsewhere, while Jack Rudoni’s displays will surely lead to some attention, too.
