Frank Lampard may sign the 'new Paul Gascoigne' as first Prem transfer confirmed

Frank Onyeka will become signing number one of City's new era. Nigerian midfielder Onyeka joined on loan from Brentford in February and the deal included a clause whereby he would join permanently if promotion was secured.

Promotion will bring a financial boost while also offering players the prestige of playing in the top flight. That's something which appealed to Hamer when he left Coventry for Sheffield United but he could now move in the opposite direction for his second crack at the big time.

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According to former City assistant manager Mick Brown, speaking to Football Insider, Hamer is one of a number of Championship stars who could find themselves on manager Frank Lampard's shopping list. The Dutch playmaker scored nine league goals as Mark Robins' Sky Blues' side reached the play-off final in 2022/23 and bagged four for the Blades in the Premier League despite their relegation.

“Coventry will be looking at the best players in the Championship who might be able to make that step up into the Premier League with them," Brown said. “Hamer is definitely among them and he’s shown that over a number of years.

“They still rate him very highly at Coventry and the fans loved him when he was there, so it would make sense for both parties if he was to make a return. I expect it’s something they will both be interested in doing if it’s possible, because he has got the quality at his best to make them into a better team.”

The Coventry Telegraph has produced a stunning special edition marking the achievements of Frank Lampard and his men.

And to celebrate, the Coventry Telegraph has produced this stunning 48-page special edition marking the achievements of Frank Lampard and his men.

Since relegation in 2001, the Sky Blues have gone through many well-documented lows, but a quarter of a century later, free-scoring City have earned promotion in emphatic style.

And our bumper special edition is the perfect souvenir to remember that fantastic achievement by.

We'll have match reports, pics, and reaction from every kick of City's journey back to English football's promised land.

It's all here... the avalanche of goals pre-Christmas that made promotion look nailed on, the brief wobble that followed, and the revival under Lampard to consolidate their position at the top of the table.

Plus, Sky Blues writer Andy Turner will have pages and pages of in-depth analysis on the title-winning season, manager Lampard's success, key players, and what lies ahead for the club in the top flight.

Club historian Jim Brown will also share his fact-filled take on promotion, while there will be pictures and reports from the Sky Blues' joyful promotion celebrations.

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Hamer, 28, has provided four goals and 12 assists in the Championship this season to help his team recover from a slow start and march towards mid-table. Former Sheffield United defender Paul Parker has been so impressed with the Brazil-born star that he has even gone to compare him to one off his most talented former team-mates, Paul Gascoigne.

"I think there's a reason he's not a Premier League player. There's something there," Parker told the Yorkshire Post in September. “He needed a club that got promotion from the Championship and wanted to bring him into the Premier League.

"But he's definitely got talent, the lad. He's definitely top two in the Championship. Every time I watch him, he's a focal point. He reminds me, really, of a modern-day Gazza. In England, we're trying to find an Englishman to be Gazza.

“There's actually a Gazza playing in the Championship. You look at his body shape and think 'no, you're not an athlete, you can't play football', but he can play.”

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