As the end of the 2023–24 season draws near, Coventry City assistant manager Adi Viveash has discussed the team’s preparations for the summer transfer market.
The Sky Blues still have a chance to make the playoffs for the second straight year with less than ten games remaining in the regular season. They are four points behind the Canaries and have a game in hand on Norwich City, who presently occupy the final play-off berth.
City already has a lot on their plate with the prospect of further post-season games and an FA Cup semifinal matchup at Wembley versus Manchester United. However, they have thought through the movements they will make in the summer, and Viveash has revealed what the club hopes to accomplish during the summer transfer window.
Adi Viveash discloses the summer transfer plans for Coventry City.
Despite their current strength in that area, Coventry will probably aim to add more options to their wing lineup, according to the manager’s right-hand man, Mark Robins, in an interview with Coventry Live.
“I think we’ll be looking for more choices in wide areas, it’s fair to say,” Viveash added. Since Ephron Mason-Clark has signed, we can be certain that someone will be there. It appears that Haji Wright is having fun in that role. That is no insult to Milan van Ewijk or Fabio Tavares, but Tatsu [Hiroshi Sakamoto] undoubtedly needs some elite competition, so I predict that area will be very important for the team.”
The 54-year-old made mention of Callum O’Hare, a standout attacking midfield player, as well. O’Hare, 25, has an expiration date in the summer. According to Robins, he will not accept the new contract that has been given to him—or any other deal, for that matter—until the summer because he wants to leave his options open and wait to hear from any Premier League clubs. According to Viveash, the club may look to replace him, depending on how that scenario plays out.
Victor Torp, who was signed in January, might fill in for O’Hare in the event that he departs, but the assistant manager does not see the Dane playing as an offensive midfielder in the long run.”You might end up with Victor, who is really an eight, not a six and not a ten.”Coventry Live was told by Viveash. “I give him an eight. He is played all those positions, I know that, but he is an eight. He is a good player who likes to break, plays deadly passes, and shoots.
“But it is who he is, so in order to play with him, you need a different sort of six. Since Kasey Palmer can play eight and did so when he was younger, how does it work to get him from 10 to eight? I believe it is constantly changing.”
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For the upcoming summer, Coventry must find a successor for Callum O’Hare.
It is possible that less focus was placed on finding viable options because the former Aston Villa player’s form has cooled off over the previous month while Coventry has continued to win. However, Viveash clarified, if they must utilize someone like Torp to replace him, City will need to come up with intricate plans for how to set up their midfields.
There is still a dearth of depth at that position, even if they believe Palmer might fill the need. If they do not want to bring in a player to challenge the Jamaican international right away, then searching further down the leagues for some emerging talent, such as a Davis Keillor-Dunn from Mansfield, might be a decent choice.
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