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Coventry City are closing in on their sixth signing of the transfer window after striking a deal for Burnley’s Bobby Thomas.

That’s according to Sky Sports News, who claim the Sky Blues have agreed to a £2million fee for the central defender, with Mark Robins looking to rebuild a squad that reached the play-off final last season.

His is also a squad that is short on central defensive options after the departure of Michael Rose at the end of his contract and the return of loan defenders Luke McNally, Jonathan Panzo, and Callum Doyle to their parent clubs, leaving Kyle McFadzean as the only front-line center back.

SSN reckon City has agreed a transfer for the 22-year-old who spent the second half of last season on loan with Barnsley, who also reached the League One play-off final.

There have been extensive and regular connections between Burnley and the Sky Blues this summer, with last term’s Championship winners keen on Gustavo Hamer – and Robins also intent on bringing McNally back to the CBS Arena.

So far this summer the Sky Blues have brought Joel Latibeaudiere, Jay Dasilva, Ellis Simms, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and goalkeeper Brad Collins to the club

As a youngster, Thomas spent time in the youth set-ups at Everton and Crewe before moving to the Clarets in 2017. He made his senior debut in the League Cup in September 2020 and then spent the second half of that season with Barrow in League Two. He was loaned to Bristol Rovers at the start of last term before going to Oakwell in January and scoring three times in 25 appearances.