We've taken a look at Coventry City's record arrivals after the Sky Blues agreed a club-record fee to sign Carl Rushworth from Brighton.
Rushworth was an integral component in Frank Lampard's promotion-winning side last season, joining the club on loan from the Seagulls and starting all 46 league games as the club won the Championship.
In addition to claiming the title, Rushworth also picked up the Golden Glove for the campaign with 17 clean sheets.
Bringing the England youth international in on a permanent deal was quickly made a priority after promotion was secured, but the process has proven to be less than straightforward.
An initial bid last month was rejected by Brighton, and Coventry briefly appeared to be considering other options - including Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen.
However, it appears that a breakthrough has been reached regarding the 25-year-old's future.
A report from The Telegraph on Tuesday claimed that a deal between the two clubs has been agreed with an initial fee of around £22.5million plus instalments, taking the total figure up to £30million.
Brighton are also said to have included both sell-on and buy-back clauses as part of the agreement.
Should the transfer get over the line it would represent a club-record signing for Coventry, and make Rushworth one of the most expensive goalkeepers in Premier League history.
But who previously held the title of Coventry's most expensive signing?
Coventry City's record signing
The imminent signing of Rushworth represents a club-record fee for Coventry, and is set to mark the second time this summer that the club have welcomed a record-breaking arrival.
The return of the Premier League brings with it a significant windfall for promoted clubs and the need to spend to have any chance of competing in the top flight has been demonstrated repeatedly in recent seasons.
As such it is no surprise that Lampard has invested in bringing in defensive reinforcements ahead of the club's first Premier League season since 2001.
Earlier this month Coventry welcomed the arrival of Eintracht Frankfurt defender Aurele Amenda.
The deal - said to have been worth in excess of £17million - saw the Swiss centre-back surpass Haji Wright is the club's most expensive signing to date.
The signing of Wright from Super Lig side Antalyaspor in the summer of 2023 for £7.7million marked the first time in more than two decades that Coventry had surpassed their record transfer fee.
Prior to that, their most expensive player ever was Craig Bellamy.
The Welshman joined the club from Norwich in August 2000 for a club-record £6.5million, before departing for Newcastle the following summer when they suffered relegation from the top flight.
