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Coventry City are closing in on a deal worth more than £17m for Eintracht Frankfurt defender Aurele Amenda.
The Switzerland centre-back would cost an initial £15.4m, with a further £1.7m in add-ons, and is set to sign a four-year contract with the promoted Premier League club.
Amenda is understood to have been persuaded by a strong pitch from manager Frank Lampard and Coventry’s recruitment staff.
He was part of the
There will be a change in the way Premier League referees judge hair-pulling next season after three players were sent off for the offence in 2025-26.
All three red cards for hair-pulling came through a video assistant referee review, but from next season, not every time a player is seen to pull an opponent’s hair will they be dismissed.
Instead, greater emphasis will be placed on both the level of
Coventry City forward Brandon Thomas-Asante has been named in the Ghana squad for the World Cup which starts next week.
The 27-year-old has made five senior appearances for the Black Stars, scoring one goal which came against Nigeria in a 2-1 Unity Cup defeat at Brentford’s Gtech Stadium in May 2025.
Ghana are in Group L for the tournament alongside England, Croatia and Panama and open their campaign against the
The players who helped Coventry City win promotion to the Premier League deserve their chance to show what they can do in the top flight, according to boss Frank Lampard.
After being named the League Managers Association’s manager of the year, Lampard is planning for the Sky Blues’ first season in the top flight for 25 years.
“We haven’t got Premier League minutes in our team. We’ve got a couple
Coventry City striker Haji Wright has been included in the USA squad for this summer’s World Cup which starts on 11 June.
The 28-year-old scored 20 goals in all competitions for the Sky Blues this season as they won the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.
Wright scored on his senior debut for the USA in a 3-0 friendly win over Morocco in June 2022 and has netted
Frank Lampard has been named the League Managers Association manager of the year after guiding Coventry back to the Premier League.
Lampard’s Sky Blues finished 11 points clear at the top of the Championship to clinch the title and return to the top flight for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
The former England midfielder, who has previously managed Derby, Everton and had two spells in charge at Chelsea
Jamie Allen will look back on his seven-year Coventry City stint as a “big achievement” when he bids farewell to the Premier League-bound Sky Blues this summer.
Allen has been released by the club after contributing to two promotions during his time at the CBS Arena.
Arriving from Burton Albion in 2019, Allen went on to make 200 appearances for City, but the 31-year-old’s opportunities this past season were restricted
Midfielder Jamie Allen has been released by Premier-League bound Coventry City after seven years with the club.
The 31-year-old has been with the Sky Blues since the start of the 2019-20 season and was part of the club’s journey from League One to the top flight.
He leaves after making 200 appearances and scoring 12 goals.
“What a journey it’s been. Seven years, two promotions with league titles, 200 appearances
And from current players, to former players, everyone was there to enjoy the celebrations, including Liam Kelly, who played for the club between 2017 and 2024.
He said: “I’m just so proud of the players, I’ve played with so many on that team, which was brilliant. To see them, the club and this city – it deserves it.”
Another former player, Graham Walker, who watched on from street-level, played for
Coventry City boss Frank Lampard hailed the all-round performance of Ellis Simms after the striker’s hat-trick helped them to a 4-0 win at Watford.
The Sky Blues signed off the season in style and can now start planning in earnest for their return to the Premier League.
“I would say I’m so happy that it happened to him but there’s so many players in this team that I love, I