Key Coventry City player issues honest update on contract situation
Callum O’Hare made his long-awaited return to action this week after a 10-month layoff with a knee i
The comeback that Coventry City fans had been waiting for for a long, long time finally happened on Wednesday night as Callum O’Hare returned to the pitch after 10 months away.
The attacking midfielder, who was signed from Aston Villa in the summer of 2020 after a successful League One loan stint with the Sky Blues, had missed most of the 2022-23 season due to two significant injuries.
O’Hare tore his hamstring on the eve of the campaign, at a time where Burnley were heavily touted to land his services, and just two months after recovering from that particular issue, a ruptured ACL on Boxing Day 2022 against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane ended his season.
Like any serious knee injury, O’Hare’s recovery has been slow and arduous, but with Cov chasing the game against Rotherham United earlier this week, Mark Robins turned to the diminutive midfielder 15 minutes from time for his comeback.
City lost 2-0 in the end, but there was a lot of joy to see O’Hare back on the pitch – the issue remains though that his contract, like Gustavo Hamer and Viktor Gyokeres had in the summer before they were sold, is expiring in the summer of 2024.
What has Doug King said on Callum O’Hare’s Coventry City contract situation?
At a Fans’ Forum event earlier this week, Coventry owner Doug King addressed O’Hare’s situation, with the knowledge in the public domain that his deal expires at the end of the current campaign.
And to the delight of many supporters, King revealed that there has been initial talks over a new deal for the 25-year-old.
“We’ve obviously been busy and he’s taken a while to come back,” King said.
“We know where he is in his contract situation and clearly we really rate him – and we’ve opened discussions and we’ll see how that all unfolds.
