“Anything less than £8m would be criminal” – Coventry City fan pundit reacts as Celtic/Rangers circle Gus Hamer

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Terrace Talk‘ series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Coventry City midfielder Gustavo Hamer has been impressive in the Sky Bet Championship this season. 

The midfielder has six assists and two goals to his name this campaign, where he has made 27 appearances in the Sky Blues’ push for a play-off place.

However, when the summer arrives, Hamer will have just one year left on his contract and combined with his impressive performances, this has attracted interest from the likes of Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers.

With that being said, FLW asked our Coventry City fan pundit Neil Littlewood what kind of fee he thought the Sky Blues could be demanding for Hamer this summer.

“It’s easy to see why sides are circling around Gus. He’s instrumental to everything we do.

“Best player I’ve seen in a City shirt in a long, long time.

“But, if we’re being realistic, the fact he’s only got 12 months left on his contract come the end of the season really does affect this.

“We’ve been undercut so many times in the past. We sold Maddison for a couple of million, Callum Wilson only went for a small fee as well – you see what these players go on to do and you just think – we should be getting so much more.

“So, for me, Gus, if he was to go in the summer, if he was to go for anything less than eight million pound then we will have shot ourselves in the foot.

“For what he brings to our side, and what we would need to replace him, anything less than £8m would be criminal in my view.”

The Verdict

Gustavo Hamer has certainly impressed at Coventry City as Mark Robins’ side have once