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The transfer window may have closed for clubs across the UK, but there’s still a chance for Coventry City and their rivals to add to their squads over the coming weeks.
The Sky Blues have had a fairly busy summer on the recruitment front, with Mark Robins drafting in seven new arrivals to add to the substantial overhaul of his squad the previous summer.
City couldn’t get one more over the line on transfer deadline day when Kasey Palmer ‘forced’ a move to league rivals Hull, with many fans feeling that has left the team short. Since then it has been claimed that Robins is interested in taking former Leicester City loan player Matty James.
The 33-year-old, who enjoyed an impressive half-season at the club from January 2021, was released by Bristol City this summer after coming to the end of his three year contract. He’s currently training back with the Foxes to keep fit while he looks for another club.
It remains to be seen whether James or any other free agents will be of interest to the Sky Blues in a bid to further strengthen the squad.
The Sky Blues missed out on the play-offs last season as they finished ninth in the table, but it was still a positive campaign for Mark Robins’ side as they reached the semi-final of the FA Cup, where they were beaten on penalties by Manchester United.
Coventry were widely tipped to be among the promotion contenders in the Championship this season, and those expectations rose further after a strong summer transfer window that saw five new signings arrive at the club, while Luis Binks completed a permanent move from Bologna after his successful loan spell.
However, it has been an inconsistent start to the season for the Sky Blues, and they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Norwich City at the CBS Arena on Saturday, with Borja Sainz’s 49th-minute goal sealing all three points for the Canaries.
Coventry head into the international break sitting 17th in the table after winning one, drawing one and losing two of their first four games, and while they are only three points from the play-offs, it continues the alarming trend of slow starts to the season that has become common in recent years.
Coventry’s problem with slow starts began in the 2022-23 season when they failed to win a game until early October, drawing three and losing four of their opening seven games.
There was some mitigation for the Sky Blues’ struggles given that they had their first three home games postponed due to issues with the pitch at the CBS Arena, and once that was resolved, Robins’ men quickly found their form.
