Coventry City working on deal for £12m Crystal Palace man as former Portsmouth target set for Championship exit
The latest transfer headlines involving Pompey’s Championship rivals
The transfer window is already bringing plenty of twists and turns for Pompey and their Championship rivals.
The Blues have been linked with Brighton midfielder Andrew Moran as well as Dundee defender Luke Graham, while a departure has been touted for Minhyeok Yang.
Elsewhere, there is plenty of gossip and speculation doing the rounds across the division as transfer action heats up.
Here are the latest headlines involving John Mousinho’s men and their fellow Championship sides.
Coventry City to make Crystal Palace swoop
Coventry City are expected to be busy in the transfer window this month as the Championship leaders look to strengthen ahead of their promotion battle.
On top of those suggestions, Frank Lampard’s men are now also looking to bring in Crystal Palace talent Romain Esse.
Following the arrival of Brennan Johnson for £35m over the weekend, the Eagles are hoping to move the 20-year-old on in a bid to provide more game time over the remainder of the season.
Sky Sports have reported Coventry are working on a deal to secure the attacking midfielder on loan for the second half of the campaign.
Esse made the move to Selhurst Park from Millwall in January 2025 for a fee in the region of £12m but has struggled for minutes in south London.
The England youth international has netted one goal and provided one assist in 17 first-team appearances for Oliver Glasner’s men.
Former Pompey target set for Birmingham exit
Birmingham City are set to sanction a departure for Marc Leanord this month.
Birmingham Live have claimed the 24-year-old could leave St Andrews before the February 2 deadline after falling down the pecking order under Chris Davies.
The midfielder was linked with a move to Fratton Park in February 2024 after impressing in a loan spell with Northampton Town from Brighton.
Birmingham won the race to land Leonard in July 2024, signing a four-year deal, but has failed to score in any of his 64 outings in all competitions with the Midlands outfit.
Sheff Wed to lose Man United man
Sheffield Wednesday are set to lose youngster Harry Amass this month after an outstanding start to the season.
The left-back, who claimed the Owls’ player of the month awards for November and December, has been a standout figure in Henrik Pedersen’s bottom-of-the-table side this term.
However, BBC Radio Sheffield have claimed the Steel City outfit is set to be recalled by Manchester United from his season-long loan deal.
It has been suggested the 18-year-old talent is on the radar of fellow Championship rivals as the Red Devils way up his next move.
News of the full-back’s Hillsborough exit comes less than two weeks before Pompey’s trip to Wednesday on January 17 as league football resumes after the FA Cup break.
Amass featured 21 times for the Owls during the first half of the season and looks set to depart with Pedersen’s side at the foot of the standings.