“I’m so shocked” – Coventry City told to cut their losses on 26-y/o as Stoke & Blackburn Rovers circle
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Coventry City have been urged to cut their losses on out-of-form striker Brandon Thomas-Asante and sell him to an interested club this month, amid rumours that Blackburn Rovers have put in a transfer bid for his services and that Stoke City are also keen on a move.
Thomas-Asante has experienced a tough five-and-a-half months at the CBS Arena since his move from West Brom for a reported £2.25 million back in August.
The 26-year-old has made just eight Championship starts so far this term under both Mark Robins and current manager Frank Lampard, and has only scored three times in 29 appearances in all competitions up to now.
His poor form since joining the Sky Blues has seen him criticised by fans, and despite Lampard backing him to improve, new reports have suggested that he is set to leave the club at the earliest possible juncture after a tough few months.
Fan pundit urges Coventry to sell Brandon Thomas-Asante in the January window
According to Sky Sports, Blackburn are understood to have offered £1.75m for Thomas Asante as they seek to bolster their attacking options while chasing a play-off spot under John Eustace.
Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke has also claimed that fellow Championship side Stoke have joined Rovers in the race to sign the one-time Ghana international, in a surprising twist of fate, with current Potters boss Robins having already signed him while in charge of Coventry last summer.
Thomas-Asante has started just one of the Sky Blues’ last 11 league games, and currently finds himself in competition with the likes of Ellis Simms, Norman Bassette and Fabio Tavares for places up-front in Lampard’s side, so it would certainly not be shock to see him leave the club soon.
FLW’s Coventry fan pundit, Ryan Murphy, has issued a damning verdict of Thomas-Asante’s time at the club so far, and told the Sky Blues’ hierarchy to sanction his move away as soon as possible so they can sign a replacement this month.
“Regarding Brandon Thomas-Asante, it feels very, very harsh, and I’ve never had this mindset about a new signing so early, but he looks way off it,” Ryan told FLW.
“A complete waste of money. It was a good amount of money that we spent on him.
“I think we all got a bit excited once we signed him because of a cameo performance against us for West Brom, where he came off the bench and scored an absolute worldy into the top corner straight away.
