According to rumours, Coventry City are hoping to break their transfer record with their first acquisition following gaining promotion back to the Premier League.
Last season, Coventry raced to the Championship victory under Frank Lampard, earning 95 points and promotion to the top flight.
The Midlands club has not competed in the Premier League since 2001 and is likely to make a number of changes to their team in order to be prepared for the task at hand.
Coventry, on the other hand, is adamant about who they want as their starting goalkeeper, preferring to continue with the shotstopper who helped them win promotion.
Carl Rushworth, on loan from Brighton, had 17 clean sheets in 46 league appearances and was named to the Championship Team of the Season.
The England Under-21 international was so excellent that Three Lions manager Thomas Tuchel was reportedly keeping an eye on Rushworth.
Coventry, on the other hand, is adamant about who they want as their starting goalkeeper, preferring to continue with the shotstopper who helped them win promotion.
Carl Rushworth, on loan from Brighton, had 17 clean sheets in 46 league appearances and was named to the Championship Team of the Season.
The England Under-21 international was so excellent that Three Lions manager Thomas Tuchel was reportedly keeping an eye on Rushworth.
But, while Rushworth is still a Brighton player, Coventry want to sign him permanently, and journalist Sam Cohen claims that they have made an offer of £20 million for him.
On X, Cohen informed his 171,000 followers that negotiations regarding the purchase are ongoing.
If the cost is correct and discussions are successful, Rushworth might become Coventry’s most expensive move ever.
Coventry striker Haji Wright holds the current record, having signed from Antalyaspor for £7.7 million in 2023 and scoring 49 goals in 124 appearances.
Previously, their highest fee paid was £5.5 million to gain Craig Bellamy’s services from Norwich City in 2003.
Rushworth’s loan with Coventry is his sixth, and he has yet to make a first-team appearance for Brighton.
The 24-year-old believes his journey has improved his goalkeeping skills and prepared him for a Premier League career.In a March interview with Sky Sports, Rushworth stated that he discussed this with Brighton when he was younger.At the age of 18, I took out my first loan with Worthing in the seventh rung.
But I didn’t care about the level, I simply wanted to play and understand the physicality of the game, because I was still young, thin, and getting bullied everywhere.But playing 30 games there, then returning to League Two and then League One, gradually advancing but not rushing, was huge for me to get to where I am now,
with approximately 160 league games by the age of 24. If I hadn’t pushed myself, I may have gotten lost in the system and never been the goalkeeper I am today.”
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