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COVENTRY City striker Michael Mifsud has handed in a transfer request.

The Maltese international has one year to run on his contract and the Sky Blues will be keen to cash in now rather than allow him to leave on a free transfer.

And they will be hopeful of sparking a bidding war with Bristol City, Norwich City and Crystal Palace all having expressed an interest during the summer.

Coventry City boss Chris Coleman said: "I've spoken with Michael this week and he has agreed with his agent that it's time to move on.

"He's said he will hand in a transfer request and there's nothing we can do about that.

"We have to move on ourselves and if a club comes in and offers the right money then we'll have to look at it."

"We risk having an unhappy player on our hands and then losing him for nothing. If he feels his career is going to progess elsewhere there's nothing we can do about that."

Clinton Morrison, who is on trial with the Sky Blues, was pulled out of training today nursing groin and hip injuries.

Now that is a surprise move...but I suppose he knows he's not going to get many games with the new forward line Coleman is building