Coventry City confirm a new signing as the defender has a deal with the Championship club

Coventry City have added a new signing to the club’s development squad with the arrival of teenage defender Harvey Broad.

The 18-year-old left-back joins from non-league Chatham Town of the Isthmian Premier League and will go straight into John Dempster’s Sky Blues Under-21s training and could be involved in Saturday’s pre-season friendly (July 13 ). v Leamington at Your Co-op Community Stadium, kick-off 3pm.

The club said: “We are delighted to confirm that we have agreed to sign Harvey Broad from Chatham Town.

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“Broad has signed his first professional contract with the Sky Blues as the 18-year-old links up with the development side. The left-back, who turns 19 in September, broke into the Chatham first team last season, making his debut before the turn of the year.

“In total, Broad made 17 appearances, winning the club’s Young Player of the Season award for the 2023/24 campaign. Harvey also spent time on loan at Lordswood FC where he initially got his first taste of first team football.”

Broad joined new development signings Cambridge United duo Kai Yearn and Greg Sandiford in the club’s under-21 squad.

Yearn is a 19-year-old midfielder who made his debut for the U’s aged 16, scoring in a 4-1 win over Oxford United in the EFL Trophy, becoming the club’s youngest goalscorer in the process.

He went on to make seven appearances for Cambridge United before departing at the end of the 2023/24 season. The teenager also had loan spells in the National League South and North at Chelmsford City and King’s Lynn Town respectively.

Sandiford, meanwhile, 19, is a versatile defender who has predominantly played at right-back throughout his career.

He joins John Dempster’s Sky Blues development squad following the expiry of his contract with Cambridge United, where he signed his first professional contract last season.