Coventry City ins and outs as the Sky Blues report for the first day of pre-season

Coventry City’s players reported for pre-season duty today as the club embark on a six-week run until the start of the new 2024/25 Championship campaign.

The Sky Blues arrived in dribbles and drabs as the annual trials with the club’s sports scientists and fitness coaches got off to a staggered start, with many of the under-21 development boys arriving before the first team staff had return to a new renovated and fresh. -Show Ryton training ground.

Based on who has had extended seasons with their countries and who is leaving the club, we can get an idea of ​​who Mark Robins and his coaching staff will work with first when they hit the grass for some ball work and hidden fitness work . .

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Who should return on day one?

Certainly, all of City’s new signings to date are expected to report to Ryton for the first time, with Ephron Mason-Clark, Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Jack Rudoni meeting their new team-mates for the first time, while retired Luis Binks he is already part of the fitting and fitting in what is expected to be a refreshed dressing room in terms of a few more new faces to add to the exciting core of last season’s squad.

Who is likely to be missing?

City’s three Copa America internationals for a start. Kasey Palmer and Joel Latibeaudiere were with Jamaica, who crashed out of the 2024 competition with a 3-0 loss to Venezuela in their final Group B match on Sunday at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. The defeat marked Jamaica’s third consecutive defeat in the tournament, ending their winless run.

Palmer and Latibeaudiere will therefore prepare to return to the UK but are expected to be given some time off before rejoining their club.

Haji Wright, meanwhile, is set to play in their third game today as the USA face Uruguay after beating Bolivia and losing to Panama to leave them second in their group, still looking to advance the eliminators.

Elsewhere, Jay Dasilva earned his first two caps for Wales last month in friendly defeats against Gibraltar and Slovakia and it is unclear whether he is likely to be given a bit of an extension or whether the defender will return to the majority of today’s squad.

Who else won’t be there?

Well, as sad as it is to see, Callum O’Hare is officially out of contract and a free agent and therefore won’t be expected to return to City as we wait to see which club he joins after refused the offer. of a new contract with the Sky Blues.

What about injured players?

The good news is that fan favorite Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is expected to be fully fit and keen to get stuck into his first full pre-season with the Sky Blues after recovering from a nasty back injury last season.

Fabio Tavares, meanwhile, will be in action but could be a few weeks out due to his recovery from an impact injury that tore ankle ligaments in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United. Robins said at the time: “He will miss a considerable amount of time. Hopefully he’ll be back in training at some point during the pre-season.”

Doubts about someone else?

There could be other players leaving the club in the coming days and weeks, players such as Matty Godden, who has been heavily linked with interest from Oxford United and Charlton Athletic. But for now, all players who could be the subject of interest, auctions or negotiations are still expected to begin their preseason programs.

There has been speculation over the futures of goalkeeper Ben Wilson and full-back Jake Bidwell.

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