Coventry City have built a model of developing talents either for monetary gain or first team participation. The latest talent to emerge from the CBS Arena, Isaac Moore, has today extended his stay with the club.
With a deal now expiring in the summer of 2028, Moore has already featured five times on the bench for the West Midlands outfit, all coming at the back-end of last season. The 19-year-old is highly rated by Frank Lampard and the backroom staff at City; the Sky Blues will be looking to offer the midfielder development at their facilities with a longer term project in mind.
As a Coventry academy graduate, signing his first professional contract with the club back in 2023, Moore will be hoping to achieve an inaugural appearance in the first team as soon as possible. Injuries have severely hampered Lampard’s young prospect, with a return to full fitness now being his first in a long time.
Moore “Ready To Kick On”
Speaking to the club’s media team in an interview on the 19-year-old’s extension, Moore outlined his intentions with the Sky Blues:
“It was great to get a taste of being around the first team last season and now I’m ready to kick on and go again this year.
“I’m buzzing to have extended my stay with Coventry.”
Coventry’s Transfer Movement
It has been a fairly slow start to the transfer window for Coventry, but both full-back positions look to have been strengthened. Miguel Ángel Brau has signed, on a free transfer from Granada CF, as left-back option for Lampard. Preston North End’s loan stalwart last season, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, is set to join the club on a deal worth around £3.5 million.
Jamie Paterson and Ryan Howley have left the club following their respective contract expirations. The two departures has somewhat depleted the numbers City currently have in midfield. Elsewhere in the squad, Cian Tyler has also parted ways, with Jack Burroughs joining Northampton Town and Fábio Tavares becoming a Burton Albion forward.
Writer’s View
Moore has been incredibly unlucky considering the two spells of injury tarnishing his development so far. However, Lampard clearly sees an exceptional talent to have handed an extension of three years despite the midfielder only playing once for the under-21s since September 2024.
A loan deal to a League Two outfit might be the smartest move next year, but a continuation of training with the first team until January could be even better. This would allow Lampard to drill the expectations into the youngster from an observant position on the bench, before either giving the 19-year-old a developmental loan or a proper chance in the playing side.
