Former Coventry City loan star Callum Doyle is set to join another Championship club on loan next season, sparking disappointment among Sky Blues fans.
Mark Robins is understood to be in the market for another defender and many had hoped the club would go back in for the Manchester City prospect who enjoyed an outstanding season at the CBS Arena in 2022/23. Coventry were reported to be keen to get him back for a second term last season but he was sent to Leicester instead, hooking up with former Man City coach Enzo Maresca at the King Power Stadium and helping the Foxes gain promotion back to the Premier League.
Now, however, the England Under-21 international centre-half is heading out on another loan, this time to Championship rivals Norwich City. A deal is yet to be signed but all parties are satisfied Carrow Road is the best destination for the defender to spend next season, reports the BBC.
There is no option for Norwich to buy the 20-year-old but the Championship side are paying a loan fee.
Doyle was at the Canaries’ Colney training ground earlier this month and is understood to have been impressed by the set up and head coach Johannes Thorup’s plans.
The versatile defender can play as a centre-back and left-back with Norwich sporting director Ben Knapper having prioritised a left-back with the former Arsenal loans manager keen to lower the average age of the squad.
Doyle must now wait to see if he is included in Pep Guardiola’s final squad for City’s tour of the USA, where they are due to face Celtic, AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea.
Guardiola has limited back up options for Josko Gvardiol, who played for Croatia at Euro 2024, and Doyle could be kept on for the friendly games.
Doyle won the Championship while on loan at Leicester last season and helped Coventry reach the play-off final in 2023, losing to Luton on penalties.
The season before he was promoted to the Championship with Sunderland when they won the League One play-offs.
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