Coventry City transfer latest as Oliver Dovin’s club make a reactive transfer move

Coventry City’s moves to sign Swedish stopper Oliver Dovin have been given more weight by the fact that his club Hammarby have signed a new goalkeeper.

Swedish media have reported in recent days that the Allsvenskan club have lined up former IFK Göteborg goalkeeper Warner Hahn as a replacement for Dovin, 22, who was this week given official permission to travel to a foreign club to sort out terms personal. .

That club is understood to be the Sky Blues, who are said to be set to sign the rising star who has two senior caps for his country. According to FotbollDirekt, the transfer is said to be worth around SEK 22m (nearly £1.6m), plus several different bonus milestones worth up to SEK 12m (over £850,000) in total, as well as 15% of the resale. .

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An announcement on Hammarby’s official website quoted sporting director Mikael Hjelmberg as saying: “We are very happy to have linked Warner to us. A very good goalkeeper who perfectly fits the profile we were looking for.

“He is skilled with his feet, strong in the air and will bring both leadership, professionalism and a level of drive to the group both in training and in matches.”

The 32-year-old Suriname international moved from Kyoto Sanga FC in Japan’s first division and signed a contract until 2027.

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