Coventry City transfer news: Wolves goalkeeper 'joins' Frank Lampard's squad as Carl Rushworth backup

Coventry City are reportedly owed to denote the signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Daniel Bentley.

The Sky Blues quadrate disconnected against champions Arsenal successful Friday's Premier League opener astatine the Emirates Stadium.

Frank Lampard has been productive successful the summertime transportation window, with Sidiki Cherif becoming the eighth imperishable signing erstwhile finalising a power to the CBS Arena earlier this week.

While outgoings are expected, it was not anticipated that a caller backup goalkeeper would beryllium arriving astatine the East Midlands outfit.

Nevertheless, according to talkSPORT, Bentley volition beryllium confirmed arsenic a Coventry subordinate connected Friday.

Coventry marque astonishment Bentley move

The study claims that the Englishman is being allowed to permission Molineux connected a escaped transfer, contempt his existent relation arsenic archetypal choice.

Bentley has started Wolves' opening 2 matches of 2026-27, firstly against Port Vale successful the EFL Cup and past Blackburn Rovers successful the Championship past week.

That has been a effect of Jose Sa becoming backup up of a apt exit and Sam Johnstone being sidelined done injury.

However, Cesar Peixoto is seemingly allowing the 33-year-old to depart Wolves with minimal fuss aft making conscionable 17 appearances crossed a three-and-a-half twelvemonth stint.

He is expected to enactment arsenic lawman to Carl Rushworth, with 1 of Oliver Dovin oregon Ben Wilson apt moving connected from Coventry.

Why Bentley exit makes small consciousness for Wolves

The presumption is that Bentley is being allowed to permission Wolves owed to the loyalty that helium has shown arsenic 3rd prime crossed an extended period.

Furthermore, Peixoto indispensable not person been convinced that the experienced goalkeeper would beryllium his fig 1 successful the agelong run.

At the aforesaid time, Wolves are lacking homegrown players, and Bentley's exit volition marque it much hard to comply with the regulations.

With Wolves playing Preston North End connected Saturday, the anticipation is that Sa volition beryllium brought backmost into the starting lineup.