Conor Coventry will join MK Dons on loan from West Ham
West Ham midfielder Conor Coventry will join League One outfit MK Dons on loan till the end of the season, according to ExWHUemployee.
The reliable Hammers insider claimed on the West Ham Way Patreon that the 21-year-old will link up with former academy manager Liam Manning at the club, with his influence helping to pip both Fleetwood Town and Portsmouth to his signature.
Coventry spent the first half of the 2021-22 campaign on loan with English Championship side Peterborough, but he featured in just 12 league games and was recalled earlier this month.
Good move?
The Ireland under-21 international started just four games at Weston Homes Stadium, and that would not have done his development any good.
He has played for the under-23s since returning to West Ham, and needs to go elsewhere to continue his growth.
Despite the step down in division, MK Dons are currently fifth in the League One table and are pushing for promotion, and playing in those circumstances should get the best out of Coventry.
Manning spent four years as head coach of the Irons’ Under-23s, and he is a huge fan of the youngster.
He is not in David Moyes’ plans at the moment and was not named in any first-team matchday squad since he returned despite the absence of some defensive midfielders.
Coventry will be getting more playing minutes at MK Dons, and given that he is still very much behind Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, Mark Noble and Alex Kral in the pecking order at the London Stadium, this loan move makes sense.
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