Coventry City stance emerges on 24 y/o amid Fulham and Middlesbrough links

Championship outfit Coventry City will resist all offers for star striker Viktor Gyokeres unless they receive a bid that’s too good to turn down, as per an update from Coventry Live.

The 24-year-old’s permanent arrival at the Coventry Building Society Arena was seen as a risk by many after he endured an underwhelming 2020/21 campaign for Mark Robins’ side – but this gamble paid off with the forward recording 17 goals and five assists in 45 league appearances last term.

Appearing as one of the first names on the teamsheet, his form was key to the Sky Blues’ early-season success as they managed to climb into the play-off zone before dropping out later on in the campaign.

They could be the victims of their own success this summer though with Fulham and Middlesbrough both thought to be interested in luring him away from the Midlands.

Boro are in desperate need of a couple of forwards after seeing Andraz Sporar, Aaron Connolly and Folarin Balogun all return to their respective parent clubs last month – and the Cottagers also require more options in this area with Aleksandar Mitrovic and Rodrigo Muniz their only two senior options at this stage.

However, they aren’t going to be able to negotiate a cheap deal for Coventry’s prized asset with the Sky Blues set to charge a premium price for the 24-year-old, though it remains unclear whether either interested side are willing to fork out the amount needed to seal an agreement.

The Verdict:

Looking at this situation realistically, Robins’ side will surely be charging an eight-figure fee for his services and that’s likely to force Boro out of the race immediately, even with the possibility of generating a sizeable figure for Djed Spence this summer.

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