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Coventry City transfer news latest: Collins on Kitching and Styles links, Dabo trains with new club
There is still work to do for Coventry before the window closes
Coventry City have lost two key players but have signed nine new players during the summer transfer window.
Liam Kitching, a defender from Barnsley, has been linked with Coventry City, but his manager denies that transfer speculation is impacting his performance.
Fankaty Dabo, a former Coventry City player, is training with Charlton Athletic and may potentially sign with them to strengthen their defence.
It has already been a busy summer transfer window for Coventry City, following the heartbreak of their Championship play-off final penalty shootout defeat to Luton Town at the end of last season.
The Sky Blues have, admittedly, lost their two key players from last season, with Viktor Gyokeres and Gustavo Hamer moving on to pastures new with transfers to Sporting CP and Sheffield United respectively.
However, the club have also been active in the market in terms of incomings, with no fewer than nine new first-team players added to manager Mark Robins’ squad.
Even so, it appears there may still be some work to do in the market before the window closes, with speculation continuing around certain individuals.
So with that in mind, we’ve taken a look at some of the latest Coventry City related transfer news to have emerged in the past few days, right here.
Collins on impact of Coventry links on Kitching
One player who Coventry have been linked with in the past few weeks, is Barnsley defender Liam Kitching.
It has been reported that the Sky Blues have seen a £2.5million bid rejected for the 23-year-old, whose performance then came under scrutiny as the Tykes collapsed to lose 3-1 to Peterborough United in League One on Tuesday night.
However, Barnsley manager Neill Collins has now moved to defend his player, from suggestions that the speculation around his future could be impacting his performance.
Responding to questions about whether that could be a possibility, the Tykes boss said: “It’s too simple to say he’s distracted, based on his general performance. Would we say everybody was distracted for the last 30 minutes?
“I don’t think it’s down to that. These things happen. You have to manage the game from the first minute. There’s still a long time left.
“But at 1-0, of course like anything, you have to manage the lead. We just completely changed from what we are doing and seemed to become passive and disjointed.”