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# Carl Rushworth transfer bid - all you need to know

- **Source:** 
- **Published:** 8 Jun
- **Club:** Coventry City
- **Original URL:** https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/carl-rushworth-transfer-bid-you-34086128

2: Rushworth completed a highly successful loan spell with the Sky Blues, during which he kept 17 clean sheets and won the Championship Golden Glove award.

3: Because Coventry failed to include a buy option in the original loan agreement, they must now negotiate directly with his parent club, Brighton & Hove Albion.

4: Brighton reportedly values the 24-year-old goalkeeper at approximately £20 million.

5: This £20 million fee would smash Coventry City ’s existing transfer record, which currently stands at £7.7 million, paid to sign striker Haji Wright three years prior.

6: Transfer reporter Ben Jacobs confirmed the bid and noted that Rushworth is open to joining Coventry permanently, despite interest from multiple other Premier League clubs.

7: Brighton may still choose to retain Rushworth due to ongoing speculation regarding the future of their current number-one goalkeeper, Bart Verbruggen.

8: Rushworth’s agent, Stephen Hunt, emphasised that the player’s primary goal this summer is finding a team where he will play regularly rather than sit on the bench. Coventry City’s promotion, achieved under the management of Frank Lampard, marks their return to the top flight after a quarter-of-a-century absence since their relegation in 2001.

9: READ THE FULL STORY HERE: Coventry City submit bid with Doug King ready to smash transfer record