Overview
- Coventry announced the signing of 22‑year‑old centre‑back Aurèle Amenda on Thursday, July 16, completing a transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt that multiple outlets put at about £17m.
- The deal is reported to be structured as roughly £15.4m up front with about £1.7m in add‑ons and includes a four‑year contract with the Sky Blues.
- Amenda made 42 appearances for Eintracht over two seasons, came through BSC Young Boys and was in Switzerland's 26‑man World Cup squad though he did not play at the tournament.
- He is Coventry's third summer signing after Frank Onyeka's permanent move and Loum Tchaouna, and the club still lists goalkeeper recruitment as a remaining priority.
- The athletic, ball‑playing defender gives manager Frank Lampard a new option for the centre of defence and will compete with existing centre‑backs for starting places in the Premier League campaign.