Coventry Metropolis have signed Eintracht Frankfurt defender Aurele Amenda in a deal value greater than £17m.
The Switzerland centre-back has price an preliminary £15.4m, with an additional £1.7m in add-ons, and has signed a four-year contract with the newly-promoted Premier League membership.
Amenda, 22, is known to have been persuaded by a robust pitch from supervisor Frank Lampard and Coventry’s recruitment workers.
“After the primary name with the gaffer, I felt the belief and I preferred the undertaking, so I really feel it is a actually good step for me,” he mentioned.
“I can’t wait to fulfill everybody on the membership, particularly the followers however after all my teammates.
“I wish to defend my aim however I wish to play, I am actually calm with the ball so I can assist the crew with this.”
He was a part of the Switzerland squad that reached the World Cup quarter-finals, though he didn’t make an look within the event.
Amenda is Coventry’s third signing of the summer time following the arrivals of winger Loum Tchaouna from Burnley and midfielder Frank Onyeka, who made his transfer from Brentford everlasting.
The Sky Blues stay eager to signal goalkeeper Carl Rushworth from Brighton however have thus far been unable to agree a deal and Chelsea’s Filip Jorgensen is considered as a substitute.
After renewing Lampard’s contract this summer time, Coventry started pre-season with a 3-2 behind-closed-doors pleasant defeat by Wimbledon.
They subsequent face Northampton City and Espanyol as they put together for his or her first top-flight marketing campaign in 25 years.
