Has O’Hare played his final game for the Sky Blues?
This is all that is known about Callum O’Hare’s anticipated exit from Coventry City. He most likely played his final game there.
Regretfully, the former Aston Villa academy graduate’s missed penalty against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final will be among his most memorable moments wearing a Sky Blues shirt, but that shouldn’t be his only lasting memory.
It was a delight to watch his return from a horrific knee injury he sustained in December 2022, helping the club mount a league comeback and climb the standings in order to get to Wembley.
It seems like everyone in and around the club accepts that O’Hare’s time in Coventry is over, but there isn’t any animosity or resentment, which shows how much the club and its supporters value O’Hare and, one would assume, vice versa.
The 26-year-old wouldn’t have drawn this much attention from the elite league without City.
In related news, Football League World has compiled the most recent information on the Coventry star and his upcoming endeavors as his formal exit draws closer.
Callum O’Hare is of interest to West Ham.
Throughout the season, West Ham has been connected to a number of elite Championship players, O’Hare among them.
Football Insider claims that they are interested in both him and Hull City defender Jacob Greaves and that they want to close their deal as soon as the summer transfer window opens.
The East London team has been interested in the Championship pair since April, according to a report by The Guardian. Now that the Hammers are getting closer to the Premier League season’s conclusion, it appears that this desire has grown.
Following the confirmation that David Moyes will depart West Ham at the end of the current campaign when his contract expires, similar to O’Hare at Coventry, the team is getting ready for life without him.
Several teams, including his previous team, Aston Villa, Fulham, Leicester City, Celtic, Rangers, and unidentified Spanish teams, are said to have developed a fondness for him.
Callum O’Hare receives a contract update from Mark Robins.
The offensive midfielder is rumored to have rejected a new contract offer from the Sky Blues.
Although O’Hare’s prospects of staying are slim, Coventry’s management has acknowledged that he would continue to pursue it until it is established that he is off.
Robins addressed Coventry Live following the team’s final-day loss to Queens Park Rangers, saying, “I’m not going to give up on you. I just said that in the dressing room.”
However, we burst out laughing, and I can already tell he’s going to pick somewhere different to go. But he’s been amazing too, and I felt the players and their supporters were excellent with him.”
The management also acknowledged that they have been making plans for the 26-year-old’s absence. Despite being one of the team’s finest players this year, O’Hare somewhat lost favor toward the end of the campaign.
| Callum O’Hare stats for Coventry City this season (as of 3rd May 2024, according to Whoscored) | |
| Appearances | 35 |
| Goals | 10 |
| Assists | 3 |
| Shots per game | 1.2 |
| Key passes per game | 1.2 |
| Dribbles per game | 0.7 |
“We need more goals from midfield, and with what’s looking like Callum moving on we are looking at that and what happens next,” Robins told Coventry Live.
He went on: “We’re well on with it, so in our minds our focus is there. I don’t want to give too much away.” To be fair, we will take a holiday, but aside from that, we will be working all summer long.”
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