{"id":547905,"date":"2020-03-31T16:29:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T20:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=547905"},"modified":"2020-04-01T04:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T08:04:16","slug":"six-players-coventry-city-free-transfers-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/31\/six-players-coventry-city-free-transfers-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Players Coventry City Could Lose as Free Transfers This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As football has been brought to a halt for what seems likely to be a while; Last Word on Football has taken a look at the Coventry City players who could leave on a free transfer this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Six Players Coventry City Could Lose as Free Transfers This Summer<\/h2>\n<h3>Contracts Expiring<\/h3>\n<p>Coventry City could lose a number of players to free transfers with the coronavirus pandemic causing immediate concern.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky Blues&#8217; season will not continue until April 30 at the earliest but the suspension could run into the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Robins has made Coventry one of the stand-out sides in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League One<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They enter the enforced break five points clear of second-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rotherham<\/a>, eight points clear of seventh-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sunderland\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lowest the Sky Blues have fallen in the standings this term is 10th and have been a firm promotion contender.<\/p>\n<h4>Jordy Hiwula<\/h4>\n<p>England U19 international Hiwula has made 15 appearances this season for the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n<p>He has, however, not featured on the pitch since a substitute role in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland back in November 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old has been touted as one to leave the Sky Blues having struggled for opportunities under Robins. It is likely, therefore, that he will assess his options this summer.<\/p>\n<h4>Amadou Bakayoko<\/h4>\n<p>The 24-year-old struggled for form at the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It took him eleven matches &#8211; four of which he was not involved &#8211; to bag the first of his five goals this season.<\/p>\n<p>His performances did improve marginally before the enforced suspension but he ranks third &#8211; and fourth across the club &#8211; among his fellow forwards.<\/p>\n<h4>Zain Westbrooke<\/h4>\n<p>His impressive form this season makes it almost guaranteed that he will receive new terms regardless of promotion.<\/p>\n<p>The exciting midfielder has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/exclusive-west-brom-forest-target-2m-coventry-sensation\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked to <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/west-brom\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Brom<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/exclusive-west-brom-forest-target-2m-coventry-sensation\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> and Derby County<\/a>\u00a0so could potentially have his head turned.<\/p>\n<h4>Reise Allassani<\/h4>\n<p>Allassani has had his professional career consistently blighted by injury.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a> youngster has not been close to the first-team squad for most of the two years he has been with the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2018 he has been on-loan with a trio of non-league clubs; he suffered a knee ligament injury with Dulwich Hamlet earlier this season.<\/p>\n<h4>Charlie Wakefield<\/h4>\n<p>Wakefield is another to have question marks raised around his future having barely made an impact on the first-team.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea starlet has never really got his Coventry career up and running due to a number of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>His latest setback, a hamstring injury, has meat he has not featured since a ten-minute run-out against Gillingham in August 2019.<\/p>\n<h4>Jordan Young<\/h4>\n<p>Young&#8217;s opportunities with the first-team have been limited.<\/p>\n<p>Coventry&#8217;s success this season, particularly of Westbrooke, Liam Kelly and Callum O&#8217;Hare, has meant that he has not been needed to be called upon by Robins.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has been limited to just one appearance &#8211; coming in the EFL Trophy &#8211; this season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"R66-FWGMT89dafvVNwm7nA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1209651765\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'R66-FWGMT89dafvVNwm7nA',sig:'kvxeY4mrcufQoLAYjQJK1-TanKUJeg1cqwojThqqOEI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1209651765',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As football has been brought to a halt for what seems likely to be a while; Last Word on Football has taken a look at the Coventry City players who could leave on a free transfer this summer. 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