Alan Nixon believes both Coventry and Millwall are keen on taking him, although the latter may struggle
to secure a permanent deal.
The Clarets’ current stance means they won’t have to tie him down permanently, but Coventry could
potentially tempt Kompany’s side with a cash offer if it’s big enough.
Viktor Gyokeres is on the verge of joining Sporting Lisbon, which should free up some funds for Mark
Robins to spend. With a chunk of the increased budget the Sky Blues’ boss is likely to have, he may
decide to try and lure McNally back to the Coventry Building Society Arena for the long term.
Gary Rowett will be just as desperate to sign the 23-year-old though, having seen Charlie Cresswell
return to Leeds United following the end of last season.
It would be difficult to see Cresswell returning to The Den considering the Lions and the Whites could be
potential promotion rivals next term.
Why do Coventry City need to look at alternative targets to Luke McNally?
The fact Burnley would prefer a loan move for the central defender suggests that it will take a lot of
money for him to be lured away from Turf Moor for the long term.
Not only is he still young – but he has three years left on his contract and that will give Kompany’s side
the license to demand a sizeable amount for him.
Coventry can probably afford to splash out on him considering Gyokeres’ big-money departure, but they
need to bring in quite a few central defenders and should be focusing on building their defence for the
long term with the increased budget they will have.
With this, utilising the loan market should probably be something they think about later on in the
window.
And if the Clarets aren’t willing to budge on their stance, the Sky Blues should be looking at alternatives
because they are in desperate need of addressing their central defence.
Not only have the likes of McNally, Jonathan Panzo and Callum Doyle left, but Michael Rose has been
released and it’s unclear how long veteran Kyle McFadzean will be able to play on for.
If they can bring in two or three permanent signings, that could allow them to have stability in this
department for the long term and it may even boost their hopes of getting to the Premier League after
missing out narrowly at the end of last term.
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