Mark Robins has given a clear indication on Coventry City midfielder Jamie Allen’s short-term future at the club. The 29-year-old has endured one of his most traumatic periods of his career over the last 12 months and, with just a year left on his contract, some have questioned whether he faces a crossroads in his Sky Blues career this summer.
Allen was limited to just 14 starts during the 2023/24 campaign and sat out 19 Championship games due to illness or injury. The versatile player’s season got off to the worst and most worrying possible start when he suffered a heart scare last June as he was preparing to return for pre-season.
A short spell in hospital was followed by extensive tests as he missed City’s warm-up matches and the first five games of the season. He made his first start at the end of September and, aside from missing two games in mid October with a calf injury, enjoyed a decent 11-game run in the side before slipping back onto the bench, including three games as an unused substitute in late December and January.
He captained the team for the 2-1 defeat at Norwich in early February but then suffered a second major blow in the 4-1 FA Cup fourth round replay against Sheffield Wednesday when he sustained a fractured cheekbone, resulting in him having surgery and sitting out for a further 12 games.
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