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Coventry City news from CoventryLive as we bring you the full list of transfers that have taken place so far in the second tier

Championship clubs have returned for pre-season and there has been plenty of transfer activity in recent weeks.

Coventry City have been relatively slow in comparison to some of their second tier competition, making just two new signings so far in full-backs Miguel Angel Brau from Granada and Kaine Kesler-Hayden from Aston Villa.

Birmingham City, meanwhile, have made an eye-catching capture in Tommy Doyle from Wolves on loan. They have also added Demarai Gray and Celtic hero Kyogo Furuhashi. This comes after other clubs made some significant moves in the market.

Centre-half Nat Phillips completed a move from Liverpool to West Bromwich Albion after spending last season on loan at Derby County. The 28-year-old, who had a year left on a reported £65,000-a-week deal at Anfield, is believed to have cost an initial £1 million rising to £3m.

Preston North End have signed striker and one-time Rams target Daniel Jebbison on loan from Bournemouth, hoping they can help kickstart his career. He was a wanted man on loan at this level last summer after joining Bournemouth from Sheffield United but then barely featured during half-a-season with Watford.

Blackburn Rovers have signed former Leicester midfielder Sidnei Tavares from Portuguese club Moreirense and new Bristol City boss Gerard Struber has brought in Plymouth Argyle midfielder Adam Randell.

Stoke City have welcomed winger Sorba Thomas from Huddersfield Town so far while agreeing a new contract with Emre Tezgel. They have also added Manchester City and former West Ham striker Divin Mubama to their ranks. The biggest outlay of the summer so far has been over at Southampton who have forked out £7m on American striker Damion Downs, while Norwich are not far behind after shelling out £6.9m on Brondby striker Mathias Kvistgaarden.

Here are all the transfers so far in the division this summer.

Championship transfers summer 2025

Birmingham City

In: Taylor Gardner-Hickman (midfielder, Bristol City, £1.5m), Phil Neumann (centre-half, Hannover 96, free), Alfons Sampsted (right-back, undisclosed), Demarai Gray (winger, Al-Ettifaq, undisclosed), Bright Osayi-Samuel (right-back, Fenerbahce, free), James Beadle (goalkeeper, Brighton, loan), Tommy Doyle (midfielder, Wolves, loan), Bright Osayi Samuel (full-back, Fenerbache, free), Kyogo Furuhashi (striker, Rennes, undisclosed), Kanya Fujimoto (midfielder, Gil Vincente, free)

Out: Grant Hanley (centre-half, released), Lee Myung-Jae (left-back, Daejeon Hana Citizen, free), Lukas Jutkiewicz (striker, retired), Romelle Donovan (winger, Brentford, £3.6m), Ayumu Yokoyama (forward, Genk, undisclosed), Brandon Khela (midfielder, Peterborough, undisclosed)

Blackburn Rovers

In: Dion de Neve (winger, KV Kortrijk, £600,000), Sidnei Tavares (central midfielder, Moreirense, £1.7m)

Out: Dilan Markanday (winger, Chesterfield, free), Jack Vale (forward, released), Zak Gilsenan (midfielder, Grimsby Town, free), Tom Bloxham (winger, released), Danny Batth (centre back, Derby County, free), Andi Weimann (forward, Derby County, free)

Bristol City

In: Yu Hirakawa (forward, Machida Zelvia, undisclosed), Adam Randell (central midfielder, Plymouth Argyle, undisclosed), Joe Lumley (goalkeeper, Southampton, free), Emil Riis (forward, Preston North End, free)

Out: Taylor Gardner-Hickman (midfielder, Birmingham City, £1.5m), Seb Palmer-Houlden (forward, Gillingham, undisclosed), Stefan Bajic (goalkeeper, released), Kal Naismith (utility, Luton Town, free), Ayman Benarous (midfielder, Plymouth, free), Nahki Wells (striker, Luton, free)

Charlton Athletic

In: Sonny Carey (midfielder, Blackpool, free), Thomas Kaminski (goalkeeper, Luton Town, undisclosed), Isaac Olaofe (forward, Stockport County, undisclosed), Amari’i Bell (left-back, Luton Town, free), Reece Burke (defender, Luton, undisclosed)

Out: Thierry Small (left-back, Preston North End, free), Cheks Aneke (forward, released), Dean Bouzanis (goalkeeper, released), Aaron Henry (midfielder, released), Tennai Watson (wing-back, released)

Coventry City

In: Miguel Angel Brau (left-back, Granada, free), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (right-back, Aston Villa, £3.5m)

Out: Jamie Paterson (forward, Plymouth Argyle, free), Jack Burroughs (right-back, Northampton Town, free), Fabio Tavares (forward, Burton Albion, free), Ryan Howley (midfielder, Bristol Rovers, free)

Derby County

In: Carlton Morris (forward, Luton Town, undisclosed), Danny Batth (centre-back, Blackburn Rovers, free), Richard O’Donnell (goalkeeper, Blackpool, free), Andreas Weimann (forward, Blackburn Rovers, free)

Out: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (winger, MK Dons, free), Tom Barkhuizen (forward, released), Sonny Bradley (centre-half, Lincoln, free), Tyrese Fornah (midfielder, released), Jeff Hendrick (midfielder, released), Rohan Luthra (goalkeeper, released), Erik Pieters (defender, released), Kemar Roofe (forward, released), Conor Washington (striker, released)

Hull City

In: Gustavo Puerta (midfielder, Bayer Leverkusen, £3m), Reda Laalaoui (central midfielder, FUS Rabat, £200,000), Semi Ajayi (centre-half, West Bromwich Albion, free), Dillon Phillips (goalkeeper, Rotherham, free)

Out: Xavier Simons (central midfielder, Bolton Wanderers, £300,000), Brandon Fleming (left-back, released), Callum Jones (midfielder, released), Nordin Amrabat (winger, Wydad Casablanca, free), Dogukan Sinik (winger, released), Timothee Lo-Tutala (goalkeeper, Doncaster Rovers, loan), Andy Smith (centre-back, Gillingham, undisclosed), Matty Jacob (defender, Reading, loan)

Ipswich Town

In:

Out: Massimo Luongo (midfielder, released), Marcus Harness (midfielder, Huddersfield Town, free), Liam Delap (striker, Chelsea, £30m), Cameron Burgess (centre-half, Swansea City, free), Axel Tuanzebe (centre-half, Burnley, free)