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JAMES Bailey looks likely to rejoin Coventry City on loan in the new year – possibly with a view to a permanent move at the end of the season.
The midfielder is back with Derby County following the end of his three-month loan spell with the Sky Blues but remains out of the first-team picture.
Coventry are keen to take the 24-year-old back once the January transfer window opens and are in talks with Derby about the possibility.
"Coventry want to do something for the rest of the season and the clubs are in negotiations," said Rams boss Nigel Clough, who will not include Bailey in his squad to face Charlton Athletic this weekend.
"It could be a loan with a view to a permanent move in the summer. We will see.
"I think he's enjoyed it and I think he's done well. We don't mind him staying there at all.
"There's no point him sitting on our bench and with the central midfielders we've got, it would be difficult for him to get back in.
"James has had two and a half years with us now and hasn't really kicked on as much as we'd hoped, while others have come through and gone ahead of him.
"We still think he's got the potential to play in the Championship but Coventry are still a big club and they've got every chance of getting back up this season."
Derby striker Callum Ball is still at Coventry as he receives treatment for an ankle injury.
Ball is on a season-long loan with the League One club.
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The midfielder is back with Derby County following the end of his three-month loan spell with the Sky Blues but remains out of the first-team picture.
Coventry are keen to take the 24-year-old back once the January transfer window opens and are in talks with Derby about the possibility.
"Coventry want to do something for the rest of the season and the clubs are in negotiations," said Rams boss Nigel Clough, who will not include Bailey in his squad to face Charlton Athletic this weekend.
"It could be a loan with a view to a permanent move in the summer. We will see.
"I think he's enjoyed it and I think he's done well. We don't mind him staying there at all.
"There's no point him sitting on our bench and with the central midfielders we've got, it would be difficult for him to get back in.
"James has had two and a half years with us now and hasn't really kicked on as much as we'd hoped, while others have come through and gone ahead of him.
"We still think he's got the potential to play in the Championship but Coventry are still a big club and they've got every chance of getting back up this season."
Derby striker Callum Ball is still at Coventry as he receives treatment for an ankle injury.
Ball is on a season-long loan with the League One club.
http://m.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/story.html?aid=17699877
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