Coventry City are starting to plan for the upcoming transfer window following their promotion to the Premier League
Alex Dicken Birmingham City reporter
13:34, 10 May 2026Updated 13:42, 10 May 2026
Frank Lampard and Ross Barkley embrace during their Chelsea days
Coventry City will face competition for the signature of reported transfer target Ross Barkley.
It was recently claimed that Sky Blues boss Frank Lampard wants to be reunited with Barkley following the club’s promotion to the Premier League. Lampard managed Barkley during his first stint as Chelsea boss.
Barkley has one year remaining on his contract at Aston Villa and has become a regular pick for Unai Emery in recent weeks.
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The 32-year-old has started six of Villa’s last seven Premier League games after only starting his first league game of the season in March.
Barkley could pursue more regular football elsewhere this summer and Coventry are well placed in the race given Lampard’s previous connection to the midfielder.
However, according to The Sun’s Alan Nixon – via his Patreon account – Fulham are also admirers of Barkley.
It is no surprise that a player with more than 300 Premier League appearances is attracting plenty of interest and Barkley is exactly the sort of player Coventry need to give themselves a chance of avoiding relegation.
Seven of the nine teams most recently promoted from the Championship to the Premier League have been relegated the following season.
The performances of Sunderland and Leeds United in this season’s Premier League gives the Sky Blues and the other promoted sides hope if they can get their recruitment right.
Coventry City are back in the Premier League
The Coventry Telegraph has produced a stunning special edition marking the achievements of Frank Lampard and his men.
And to celebrate, the Coventry Telegraph has produced this stunning 48-page special edition marking the achievements of Frank Lampard and his men.
Since relegation in 2001, the Sky Blues have gone through many well-documented lows, but a quarter of a century later, free-scoring City have earned promotion in emphatic style.
And our bumper special edition is the perfect souvenir to remember that fantastic achievement by.
We’ll have match reports, pics, and reaction from every kick of City’s journey back to English football’s promised land.
It’s all here… the avalanche of goals pre-Christmas that made promotion look nailed on, the brief wobble that followed, and the revival under Lampard to consolidate their position at the top of the table.
Plus, Sky Blues writer Andy Turner will have pages and pages of in-depth analysis on the title-winning season, manager Lampard’s success, key players, and what lies ahead for the club in the top flight.
Club historian Jim Brown will also share his fact-filled take on promotion, while there will be pictures and reports from the Sky Blues’ joyful promotion celebrations.
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