FOOTBALL – Coventry City youngster Ryan Howley joins Dundee on loan

Howley is a Wales under-21 international and joins a Dundee side who sit sixth in the Scottish Premiership table.

The loan move is Howley’s first away from the club having joined Coventry’s academy since the age of six…………..more

The 22-year-old spent last season on loan with fellow Championship side Coventry City, helping the Sky Blues to reach the play-off final but it now appears as though his future will lie away from the City Ground.

The centre-back began his youth career with Chelsea, before switching to AS Monaco in 2018 and then Dijon in 2020. He spent a further 18 months in France before completing a permanent transfer to Nottingham Forest in January 2022.

Panzo signed for Coventry on a season-long loan last summer and made 32 appearances in all competitions. He also grabbed his first Championship goal during a 3-3 draw against Swansea City.

SPFL giants Rangers have been linked with a move for Jonathan Panzo since the play-off final but neither club could agree on a fee. Since then, no side has come close, although plenty of Championship sides have been linked.

Cardiff City, Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion have been linked with moves by journalist Darren Witcoop, whilst Pete O’Rourke also mentions Birmingham City as a possible destination.

How much could he cost?

Jonathan Panzo moved to Nottingham Forest in January 2022 for a reported figure of €1.7 million (TransferMarkt) but is yet to make a significant impression at the City Ground given the club were promoted to the Premier League just six months after he signed.

However, despite being out of favour, no official figure has been made public but a fee in the region to the amount that Nottingham Forest paid is likely to be a good estimate.

Writer’s View

Panzo had a successful spell with Coventry City last season, but fell out of favour towards the end of his time with the club, due to the impressive form of Callum Doyle and Luke McNally.

I would like to see him return to the CBS Arena this summer, due to us having several of his former Chelsea mates including Kasey Palmer and Jay Dasilva. However, the likes of Birmingham and Swansea are also after defenders and equally have a strong chance of landing him.

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The club have won three out of four in the Championship, remain unbeaten, sit second to only Leicester City in the league standings and have progressed to the second round of the EFL Cup.

Of course, this solid start has been aided by the work that the club did in the transfer market this summer, bringing in some very experienced players for this level.

Indeed, Shane Duffy, Jack Stacey, Adam Forshaw, and Ashley Barnes all arrived on free transfers during this window.

Recent reports suggested that the Canaries were interested in another experienced Championship option, too.

Indeed, recently, it was claimed that Norwich City and David Wagner were keen on Coventry City midfielder Kasey Palmer.

That is according to Fabrizio Romano, who reported on Monday that the Canaries had the Sky Blues player on their list of potential targets heading towards the transfer deadline.

Furthermore, Romano claimed that Norwich were tempted to test Coventry City’s resolve to keep Palmer with a bid this week.

Despite Romano’s report, a contradictory report has now emerged from the local media in Norwich.

Indeed, as per the Eastern Daily Press, Norwich City are not interested in Kasey Palmer after all.

Furthermore, their report once again contradicts Romano’s by claiming that the Canaries have no intention of bidding for the 26-year-old ahead of the transfer deadline.

Any deal for the 26-year-old would likely have seen Norwich having to stump up a decent sum given his current contract situation at the CBS Arena.