Coventry have signed young West Ham striker Freddie Sears on loan until the end of the season. The 20 year-old is highly rated at Upton Park and is expected to make a big impact in the future for West Ham. Sears is also a current England under-21 international.
Coventry needed to strengthen their attack after losing striker Leon Best to Newcastle on transfer deadline day. Sears had a loan spell in the Championship with Crystal Palace earlier in the season. However in 19 appearances the youngster didn’t score a goal.
He returned to West Ham in January and made two appearances for the Hammers as a substitute. With West Ham strengthening their strike-force in the January transfer window Sears was allowed to move away to gain regular first team football and experience.
Sears scored on his his West Ham debut at 18. He took just 5 minutes and 16 seconds for him to find the target. However he has failed to find the net again since that early strike. He will be hoping to break that duck at the Ricoh Arena.
The youngster will be in Coventry’s squad for their home game on Saturday against Queens Park Rangers. Sears had also been linked with a move to fellow Championship side Scunthorpe. However the club denied any interest in the player.
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