What does the future hold for Danny Cashman at Coventry City?

It is always somewhat of a coup when a club in the EFL can snap up a talented young player from a Premier League club.

That was certainly the case last summer when Coventry City announced the signing of Danny Cashman following the striker’s departure from top-flight outfit Brighton and Hove Albion.

The now 21-year-old joined the Sky Blues having showed good potential in Brighton’s youth sides down on the south coast.

According to Transfermarkt, in the 2020/21 season, Cashman netted six times and registered three assists in the Premier League 2 for the Seagulls’ under-23’s, adding to his tally of four goals and seven assists in the competition the previous campaign.

Having been sent out on loan to Rochdale upon his arrival at the CBS Arena, here, we discuss that loan spell, and what the future holds for Cashman with the Sky Blues.

Looking at the numbers from Cashman’s loan spell with Rochdale, we can see that the young forward was able to carry some of his ability in front of goal up to the senior level, but not quite to the same level.

In 29 appearances for Rochdale, Cashman scored three goals and registered four assists.

It must be said, though, that the 21-year-old struggled for a regular starting spot with the club, appearing for just 894 minutes in League Two across the season – which works out at an average of 38 minutes per match for each of his 23 league appearances.

Speaking in January, Sky Blues boss Mark Robins admitted he’d like to see the youngster gain more minutes in the second half of the season after Cashman fell down the Rochdale pecking order.

“He is a decent player and someone who has loads of potential, but he certainly needs to play more football, that’s for sure.” Robins said, via CoventryLive.

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