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Coventry City must attempt to tie midfielder Callum O’Hare down to a new contract.
It has been an excellent few months for Coventry City in the Championship.
The Sky Blues were beaten on penalties by Luton Town in last season’s play-off final, and after losing star duo Viktor Gyokeres and Gustavo Hamer in the summer, they made a slow start to the campaign.
Coventry sat as low as 20th in the table in early November, but an outstanding run of form since then has seen them emerge as serious top six contenders.
The Sky Blues suffered disappointment as their 10-game unbeaten run in the league was ended with a 2-1 defeat at Norwich City on Saturday, but they returned to winning ways with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in their FA Cup fourth round replay at the CBS Arena on Tuesday night.
Mark Robins’ side currently sit seventh in the table, one point from the play-off places, and they are back in action when they host Millwall on Sunday.
Midfielder Callum O’Hare has been crucial to the Sky Blues’ recent upturn in form, but with his contract set to expire at the end of the season, the club could be vulnerable to losing him in the summer.
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Daily Mail reporter Tom Collomosse claimed last month that Leicester City, Southampton, Burnley and La Liga clubs were all keeping tabs on O’Hare, and while Coventry’s resolve was not tested in January, he will be able to leave for free in the summer unless he commits his future to the club.
Robins confirmed that the Sky Blues have offered O’Hare a new contract, but he admitted that the midfielder’s future is out of his hands.
“Look, everyone knows that Callum is out of contract and there’s a lot of speculation around it, and that will continue until he makes his decision public. But the truth of it is he’s been offered a contract, and a really good contract at that. He is free to determine what’s best for his future and at the end of the day that’s it as far as I am concerned,” Robins told Coventry Live.
While Coventry’s current focus will be on securing their place in the play-offs, owner Doug King must attempt to convince O’Hare to sign an extension.
