GAEL Bigirimana has vowed to return to play for Coventry City again one day * to the club he calls home.
But that is unlikely to be an immediate return on loan, as some fans might be hoping, rather at the tail end of what is pointing to be a glittering Premier League career after joining Newcastle United for a reported fee of £500,000, which could rise to £1million.
And the 18-year-old midfielder has urged the Sky Blues to reinvest the money they get for him into the Academy to help the club develop more talented players like himself * a commitment club chief executive Tim Fisher has already made by saying that all the money will be invested across the football side of the business, from youth development to the first team.
“Coventry will always have a special place in my heart,“ said Burundi-born Bigirimana.
“I will always be grateful to Coventry for giving me my chance in football.
“This is my home and there's no place like home. Wherever you go you will always come back and I'd love to come back
But that is unlikely to be an immediate return on loan, as some fans might be hoping, rather at the tail end of what is pointing to be a glittering Premier League career after joining Newcastle United for a reported fee of £500,000, which could rise to £1million.
And the 18-year-old midfielder has urged the Sky Blues to reinvest the money they get for him into the Academy to help the club develop more talented players like himself * a commitment club chief executive Tim Fisher has already made by saying that all the money will be invested across the football side of the business, from youth development to the first team.
“Coventry will always have a special place in my heart,“ said Burundi-born Bigirimana.
“I will always be grateful to Coventry for giving me my chance in football.
“This is my home and there's no place like home. Wherever you go you will always come back and I'd love to come back