After agonisingly missing out on promotion with a playoff final defeat to Sunderland, Coventry City, who finished fifth last season, will undoubtedly have their sights set on a top-two finish for direct ascent into the top flight, and the Sky Blues have made a strong start to that pursuit this term.
Just three weeks into the 2025-26 Championship campaign, Frank Lampard's side have already been involved in two pulsating eight-goal contests, both of which they emerged from victorious.
A 5-3 triumph over Derby County in gameweek two was followed by a 7-1 demolition of Queens Park Rangers, meaning the Sky Blues have collected seven points from a possible nine, with their only other result being a goalless draw with Hull City on the opening weekend.
Although Coventry fell to their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 reverse against Millwall in the second round of the EFL Cup, there is no denying it has been a hugely encouraging start for Lampard and co., particularly given they have only managed three senior additions this summer – two permanent deals and a loan move for Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Carl Rushworth.
The Sky Blues have also strengthened at full-back with the arrivals of Miguel Angel Brau from Granada and Kaine Kesler-Hayden from Aston Villa, and while their transfer activity has not been particularly extensive, neither have they been severely weakened.
Indeed, Luis Binks’s £2.5m switch to Brondby stands as their only major sale, with the rest of the departures coming as a result of expiring contracts.
Here, Sports Mole tracks every incoming and outgoing in Coventry’s 2025 summer transfer window.
Coventry confirmed transfers in: Summer 2025
Miguel Angel Brau (free from Granada)
Kaine Kesler-Hayden (undisclosed from Aston Villa)
Carl Rushworth (loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Coventry confirmed transfers out: Summer 2025
Luis Binks (£2.5m to Brondby)
Jamie Paterson (free to Plymouth)
Jack Burroughs (free to Northampton)
Fabio Tavares (free to Burton Albion)
Ryan Howley (free)
Cian Tyler (free)
Bradley Collins (loan to Burton Albion)
How much have Coventry spent and earned during the summer 2025 transfer window?
Coventry total spend summer 2025: £0m
Coventry total income summer 2025: £2.5m
Coventry total net spend summer 2025: £0m