Transfer Rumour Carl Rushworth - Permanent (7 Viewers)

[Martw]

Just sat here reflecting that a few years ago we didn't have £225k to spend let alone £22.5k

 

[SleepyGinger]

Buy back will surely be in the event we get relegated.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Buy back will surely be in the event we get relegated.

i would hope so. compulsory buy back on relegation

 

[usskyblue]

 

[SleepyGinger]

it’s part of being a newly promoted club I guess. I would imagine all our signings have a relegation release clauses too

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

Brighton have bent us over with the buy back but they had all the power in the negotiations. Delighted we’ve got him, massive signing.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Seems a good deal at £22.5m

I expected we would end up paying around £20m for him, reports of £30m was walk away territory but in the end it's a pretty sensible price

I didn’t think the headline £30m price tag was ever accurate. If it has incentives brought up it up to £30m, it’s not the end of the world.

£22.5m initial is decent value, higher than expected but seeing as Trafford cost £40m and the Prem transfer market as whole is inflated, not v surprising.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Brighton have bent us over with the buy back but they had all the power in the negotiations. Delighted we’ve got him, massive signing.

Depends what the buy back is. If it’s £40m, that’s not ideal. Closer to £50m and it’s probably reasonable.

 

[Si80]

Let's be honest Brighton aren't gonna spend £40 million to buy back Rushworth I seriously doubt, it's not in there model to spend that much money on a single transfer never mind on a goalkeeper

They’ve just spent £45m on a 19 year old CB

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

The buyback isn't necessarily the worst thing in the world anyway. I wonder what the long term plan for Dovin is now? Perhaps he can be understudy / longer term successor?

Loan him out, hopefully be plays a blinder on loan. And then either sell him for a profit or becomes our number 1 if Rushworth leaves

 

[ajsccfc]

Buy back clauses tend to largely be insurance against a young player being far better than the selling club realised, I'm not sure that would be the case here.

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Let’s fucking go, could be a great signing! Onto the next

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Moving on… Yirenkyi now douglas!

 

[Marty]

Great news, fantastic keeper and seemingly at a fairly reasonable price.

 

[Evo1883]

Shows how much we think of him , weve relentlessly pursued him and im delighted we never gave up

 

[procdoc]

Shows how much we think of him , weve relentlessly pursued him and im delighted we never gave up

He’s highly thought of within the England set up too apparently

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

He’s highly thought of within the England set up too apparently

He’s 100% in the England set up this season.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

No Buy Back!

 

[Ccfcisparks]

No Buy Back!

Nice one Greggs haha

 

[Captain Dart]

Coventry City agree £22.5m deal to sign Carl Rushworth​

John Percy2026-07-28T19:18Z
Coventry City are on the verge of a club-record deal worth an initial £22.5m for Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Carl Rushworth.

City manager Frank Lampard is close to signing a priority target following promotion to the Premier League with Rushworth expected to complete his return to the club later this week.

Rushworth emerged as one of Coventry’s most crucial players last season after signing on an initial loan, keeping 17 clean sheets from 46 matches.

It is understood Coventry will pay £22.5m, with extra contingencies and instalments taking the deal towards £30m.

Brighton have inserted a chunky sell-on clause and have also agreed a buy-back agreement for the 25-year-old.

Rushworth is scheduled to have a medical in the next 48 hours.

His move will eclipse the previous transfer record of £17m for Switzerland international Aurele Amenda, who joined the the Championship winners last week.

Coventry secured their return to the Premier League, for the first time since 2001, after winning the Championship title with 95 points.

Lampard was appointed in November 2024 and has revitalised the Midlands club, signing a new contract earlier this month.

The club’s owner Doug King has said he will back his manager who is targeting a number of other new additions.

Coventry begin their season back in the top division with a daunting trip to champions Arsenal on August 21.

Their first Premier League home match in 25 years will see them host fellow promoted club Hull City the following weekend.

48hours, for heavens sake get a bloody move on!

 

[ptr]

Monday SSN:

Brighton activate buy back clause for Coventry and England GK Carl Rushworth.

 

[procdoc]

Announced tomorrow I reckon

 

[zuni]

Can i now....pleaaase

 

[Captain Dart]

He’ll have to agree to it tho mate

Plus if we can sell on then Brighton will be looking at their cut rather than buying back.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I’d assume that the buyback is just if we go down, and it would obviously be at a higher price than we paid. Nothing necessarily wrong with that as if we go down he isn’t staying anyway.

Otherwise it’s a fair price and credit to the club for managing it dealing with an owner who extracts ridiculous fees for a lot of his sales.

Also fair fucks to Rushworth for being determined enough to insist that this is where he wants to play. Really is a world away from Clinton Morrison’s ‘Cov innit’.

 

[RoysterE17]

Deffo got to have rushy signing the contract in the announcement vid tomo

 

[DT-R]

Plus if we can sell on then Brighton will be looking at their cut rather than buying back.

If we dont go down, i dont see us selling any time soon. The sell on fees are pretty irrelevant I feel. And I reckon the buy back clause will only trigger if we get relegated tbf.

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[Gibbo]

I am sure it had been explained above somewhere but humour me, can someone explain to me how the buy back clause works, and what are the variables involved?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I am sure it had been explained above somewhere but humour me, can someone explain to me how the buy back clause works, and what are the variables involved?

It could be indefinite, time-limited, or activated upon relegation. Those details aren’t clear from what’s reported

 

[Balli001]

I am sure it had been explained above somewhere but humour me, can someone explain to me how the buy back clause works, and what are the variables involved?

Usually there is an option for the selling club to buy back within a certain time period, or after a certain amount of time. Man Ciy did it with James Trafford. Essentially we would be powerless if they decided to activate it at the amount agreed.

 

[Evo1883]

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

Like i said he would be between the Sticks for Espanyol - also it will be announced Thursday

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Like i said he would be between the Sticks for Espanyol - also it will be announced Thursday

Beaten to the signing by a team that’s not even the best side in Barcelona. SHFWF

 

[OldBedrocker]

End of the day even with a buy back if the player doesn’t want to move back it doesn’t happen. Not overly worried about it.

Unless they make him signing an agreement to return part of the deal

 

[KarmicChris]

You can’t moan about the fee AND a buy-back.

If you think it’s a lot of money, fine the buy-back will be more than that so we’ll make money on him.