According to a report from the Mirror, Coventry City want to sign Wrexham midfielder Thomas O’Connor
in the summer transfer window.
O’Connor comes to Southampton’s youth system after joining the club in 2015 from the Republic of Ireland, where he notably captained Southampton’s Under-21 team for much of the 2018/19 season .
The Irish midfielder was loaned out on two separate occasions to then League One side Gillingham during the 2019/20 and 2020/21 campaigns, where he made 67 appearances, scoring once and registering six assists create.
O’Connor began to show his versatility during this loan period, appearing as left-back, left midfielder, central midfielder and centre-back.
Despite a positive loan spell, Southampton decided to release O’Connor at the end of the 2020/21 season and Burton Albion signed the midfielder on a free transfer, where he signed a two-year contract to continue competing in the League.
Level The Irishman made just 21 appearances in six months at Burton, where he began to demonstrate his goalscoring ability, before moving at the January 2022 deadline to Wrexham, who are playing in the National League at the time.
time.
The 24-year-old’s career at Wrexham has been inconsistent, making just 36 appearances out of 79 during his 18-month spell with the Welsh club, which saw him promoted to the Football League.
Despite his injury problems, the number 22 received praise from journalist Mark Griffith, who noted that the player began to put in “heroic” performances after settling in at the club.
Coventry narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League last season, losing on penalties in the play-off final to Luton Town, and will lose a number of key players this summer as a result.
, including Gustavo Hamer and Viktor Gyokeres.
O’Connor has shown in the past that he can perform well against Championship-level opposition, with an eight/10 record against Sheffield United in the FA Cup this season, scoring a goal and a try.
assists, testament to his quality and form.
There will be question marks over whether the Irishman will successfully win the championship.
However, his positional versatility and previous impressive performances in League One will give manager Mark Robins confidence in his recovery from injury.
problem, the left-footed midfielder will most likely succeed at Sky Blues and potentially replace Hamer.
