Coventry City hit the jackpot as they finalise transfer agreement with PL Club for 22-years-old Winger he fit the bill for what Frank Lampard needs

The omens look good for Martial Godo going to Coventry City.

Sky Sports reporter Rob Dorsett has confirmed that Coventry have a serious interest in bringing Godo to the CBS Arena, and his comments that the player is looking for more game time are good omens for this move going ahead.

Godo has not been able to pin down a place in the Fulham first team over his four years with the club, and Coventry could offer him that, as well as the possibility of a serious challenge for a place in next year’s Premier League.

Martial Godo certainly seems to fit the bill for what Frank Lampard needs, and he already has EFL experience. He joined Fulham in 2022 from non-league Margate, but has been unable to break into the first team since joining the club, and spent the 2023-24 season on loan in League One with Wigan Athletic, where he made 34 League appearances, scoring four goals and registering five assists, before going back to Fulham, where he made two appearances from the bench in the Premier League last season, as well as two in the FA Cup.

And Godo is a player who could significantly benefit Coventry, too, because if there’s one area in which the Sky Blues could do with a little reinforcement this season, it’s on the wing. The only true Championship quality wingers that they have at the moment are Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Ephron Mason-Clark, and that leaves them a little light as wide attacking options for the manager.

As can be seen from the heatmap for his League One season with Wigan during 2023-24, what Godo could offer Frank Lampard is versatility in attacking positions. He was used on both sides of the pitch by Wigan, and the heatmap shows his tendency to cut inside from either side in attacking positions. Fulham only used him on the left in his brief Premier League appearances for them, but the same tendency could be seen there, too. He’s quick, skillful and, as a right-footed player whose preferred position is on the left wing, unpredictable. Lampard needs his players to push high, and Godo offers that.

So Godo fits the bill. He impressed at Wigan throughout 2023-24, and his return to Craven Cottage afterward means that he’s been training and working in the environment of a Premier League club since then. And at 22-years-old, he makes good business sense, too. If they can get the best out of him and develop him further as a player, he could have significant re-sale value in a couple of years’ time.

He could be just the player that Frank Lampard needs, as Coventry push for their long-awaited return to the Premier League.