LUKAS Jutkiewicz is poised to leave Coventry City after promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough came back in for the club’s leading scorer - but the Sky Blues have lined up a talented young striker from Manchester City to replace him.
And the Championship strugglers are hoping to add a second top-flight starlet later in the January window to fill the void left by their nine-goal leading scorer.
City resisted Boro’s advances in the summer but it is believed they are now ready to cash in on the £2million-plus rated centre-forward who is in his second year of a three-year contract with the club.
But the Telegraph understands that while the Teessiders appear in pole position to get the former Everton forward, other Championship clubs have also lodged an interest in his services.
And City chiefs are determined that he’s going nowhere until they can get at least one replacement in on loan to ensure that Andy Thorn is not left short.
That player is understood to be highly rated Alex Nimely who is set to join the Ricoh Arena from Monday, subject to completing the relevant paperwork today.
Ironically, the pacy England Under-20 forward has just returned from a three-month loan spell with Middlesbrough where he made ten appearances, and could make his debut against Tony Mowbray’s men who are the visitors to the Ricoh Arena a week on Saturday.
