ExWHUemployee has claimed that reports of Conor Coventry being told to leave West Ham United are not at all accurate.
According to a recent article from Football Insider, the 22-year-old midfielder is free to find a new club ahead of the January window with less than a year left on his contract.
The report claims that the Hammers would prefer to at least pick up some kind of transfer fee for the player this winter, as opposed to letting him go for nothing in the summer.
However, it seems as though the authenticity of this story is being disputed. At least, that isn’t the information West Ham insider Ex has on Coventry and his current situation.
Indeed, the presenter wrote on The West Ham Way Patreon page to claim that the report is ‘flawed’ as the Irons could extend his contract if they want – and so there is no rush to sell him.
In full, he said: “Despite breaking news that Conor Coventry has been told he can leave the club in reports today, we can state that this isn’t true.
“The player has been given no indication on where his future lies at this point and is still hoping to get more first-team games at West Ham.
“The report is also flawed because it says the club want to cash in on the player before his contract expires this summer, whereas we can confirm the club have another one-year option on Coventry, so could renew it if they wished and this would stop the need to cash in now.
“Whilst Coventry is obviously playing for his future and could still leave, it hasn’t been decided at this point, and by all accounts, Moyes has been impressed with his attitude this season. He is expected to feature in West Ham’s friendly match (testimonial game) next Tuesday against Cambridge United.”
TIF Thoughts on Conor Coventry and West Ham…
Coventry certainly has struggled to break into the senior setup this term. Indeed, in the Premier League, he has played just one minute of football and has not been seen since coming on from the bench on the opening day of the season.
In fact, at 22, he has never really been able to make much of an impact on the senior team and has featured only 10 times for David Moyes’ men across the span of his career.
Even so, while his future isn’t certain, it doesn’t necessarily mean Coventry will be shipped off in the near future. By the sounds of it, he may even get the chance to impress over the next few weeks, with regulars like Declan Rice away at the World Cup.