{"id":581996,"date":"2021-02-01T14:11:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T19:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=581996"},"modified":"2021-02-01T14:14:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T19:14:02","slug":"fabio-tavares-signs-for-coventry-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/fabio-tavares-signs-for-coventry-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabio Tavares Signs for Coventry City"},"content":{"rendered":"

The transfer market is only hours away from slamming shut. Clubs are continuing to scramble and make any last-minute adjustments necessary. This is the last chance to roll the recruitment dice until after the season ends. Coventry City<\/a> will be pleased to have landed one of their highly-rated targets from Rochdale<\/a>. Fabio Tavares has permanently signed for Mark Robins’ squad.<\/p>\n

Coventry City Confirm Signature of Fabio Tavares<\/h2>\n

Fabio Tavares to Start With Development Squad<\/h3>\n

The 20-year-old is joining the Sky Blues on a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee<\/a>. After rising through Rochdale’s youth ranks, Tavares<\/a> has made 39 appearances in all competitions for the League One side. He found the back of the net four times for his former club.<\/p>\n

The centre-forward, who can also play out wide if needs be, spent a portion of last season on loan with Curzon Ashton in the sixth-tier of English football. However, since he joined in the end of February, he did not have time to make an impact before the coronavirus shut down football.<\/p>\n

Although Tavares does have senior squad experience in the tier below, Coventry City will need to evaluate his current talents before deciding whether to include him in their own match-day squads just yet.<\/p>\n

Mark Robins Gives High Praise to Fabio Tavares<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to sign Fabio and welcome him to the Club.\u00a0He is a pacy attacking player with some really promising all-round attributes and has already impressed at first-team level for Rochdale.\u00a0He is a very exciting prospect who we look forward to working with and helping him to continue his development,” said the Coventry City manager.<\/p>\n

The Significance of His Signature<\/h3>\n

The Sky Blues currently sit 17th, seven points clear from the relegation zone (albeit with more matches played than 22nd-placed Rotherham United<\/a>). Coventry City’s current top-scorer is midfielder Gustavo Hamer<\/a>, who is on five goals for the season. With a lack of attacking threat, bringing in a prospect like Tavares puts pressure on Matt Godden<\/a> and Tyler Walker<\/a>. If their form does not improve, then Tavares could very well be called upon to lead the line.<\/p>\n

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