BBC SPORTS-NEWS: According to the BBC, Coventry City has officially announced the signing of Sunderland’s elite center-back. A three-year, €17.3 million contract was signed after..

Coventry City set to swoop for latest signing in Gus Hamer, Milan van Ewijk mould

Coventry City are targeting a move for Hammarby IF goalkeeper Oliver Dovin as they eye their latest signing in the mould of Gus Hamer and Milan van Ewijk.

That’s according to a report from Swedish news outlet SportsBladet, who claim that the Sky Blues are looking to make the English-born Sweden international shot-stopper a key priority in the coming weeks of the summer transfer window.

City have established themselves as a highly-reputable club in the second tier ever since their promotion in 2020 and earned the plaudits of many for their well-documented runs to the 2022/23 Championship play-off final, as well as losing at Wembley on penalties last season in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.

However, Mark Robins is overseeing a summer of change both in terms of his playing squad and coaching staff ahead of the upcoming season, and the capture of Dovin would further showcase the direction the club is heading in amid their aims to bring Premier League football back to this part of the West Midlands for the first time since 2001.

Referring back to this latest update from SportsBladet, it is reported that the Hammarby keeper has been pinpointed as a key priority by Robins and the Sky Blues’ recruitment team.

The Championship club have had success signing players from Europe in recent windows – with the likes of van Ewijk and Hamer proving particular successes – and they will hope that Dovin is the latest in that mould.