Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray could find himself in a battle to retain the services of Reda Johnson.
The Benin international has offers on the table from other clubs and has been spoken to by the Sky Blues about a second season with City as Johnson has an option to extend his tenure in his existing deal.
City boss Tony Mowbray has told the Coventry Telegraph's Andy Turner: “Without saying it’s a done deal or anything like that, I’m hopeful.
“I would say it’s ongoing. I have spoken to Reda’s agent half a dozen times over the last few weeks, even on my holidays. I get on well with him and have known him a lot of years. I’m hopeful with that but he’s also potentially got other offers coming his way.
“There’s still a lot of talking to be done and as I have told Reda and his agent I would like to keep him at the football club and have a real positive push to get out of this division.
“None of us want to be in this division. We want to at least be in the next one with a chance of getting into the Premier League. We all understand that and hopefully we can give Reda a platform to achieve his ambitions.”
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