SOME seven academy players have signed their first professional contracts with Coventry City ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
Tristen Batanwi, Elliot Betjemann, Aidan Dausch, Charlie Finney, Callum Perry, Daniel Rachel and Jayden Smith have all put pen-to-paper, becoming the latest crop of players to graduate through the Sky Blues academy system.
Coventry-born Batanwi joined the Sky Blues in March 2016 at the age of 10 and enjoyed a breakthrough campaign with the under-21s in 2022/23.
The left back suffered an ACL injury in pre-season of the previous campaign which ruled him out for the entirety of the 2023/24 season.
Betjemann joined City in March 2022 after spending eight years with West Bromwich Albion.
The central midfielder formed part of City’s pre-season tour squad in 2023 and featured in a friendly win against Forest Green Rovers.
The striker made his professional debut for Coventry from the bench against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and also appeared as a substitute against Ipswich Town at the CBS Arena.
Dausch found the net regularly for City’s under-18 and under-21 sides last term.
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