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COVENTRY City captain Sammy Clingan has turned down the club's offer of a new contract - and will be leaving the Sky Blues in the summer on a free.
It is understood that Clingan turned down the contract City offered him earlier in the season – which former chairman Ken Dulieu revealed at the time was worth £8,000 a week to the midfielder.
The news mean that the Northern Ireland international will be leaving the club on a free transfer this summer when his contract at the Ricoh Arena.
Thorn confirmed: “I have spoken to Sammy. We have offered him a decent contract but he chose to turn it down, but that’s his prerogative.
"He’s been great but it’s highly unlikely that we’d have got anywhere near what he was asking for.
“We offered him a decent deal and he chose to wait until the end of the season and see what he can do so we wish him all the best.”
Clingan signed for the Sky Blues in the summer of 2009 for £650,000 after Norwich dropped into League One in what turned out to be a bad decision after the Canaries secured back-to-back promotions and are currently plying their trade in the top flight.
Elsewhere, striker Clive Platt is also due to have talks with the club about staying on next season.
However first team flop Freddy Eastwood is free to leave after four years, 113 league appearances and 17 goals since his £1.2million, £10,000-a-week move from Wolves.
And third choice goalkeeper Danny Ireland looks set for a return to Australia when his contract expires this summer after the 23-year-old has been set-back by illness and injury over the last 12 months.
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It is understood that Clingan turned down the contract City offered him earlier in the season – which former chairman Ken Dulieu revealed at the time was worth £8,000 a week to the midfielder.
The news mean that the Northern Ireland international will be leaving the club on a free transfer this summer when his contract at the Ricoh Arena.
Thorn confirmed: “I have spoken to Sammy. We have offered him a decent contract but he chose to turn it down, but that’s his prerogative.
"He’s been great but it’s highly unlikely that we’d have got anywhere near what he was asking for.
“We offered him a decent deal and he chose to wait until the end of the season and see what he can do so we wish him all the best.”
Clingan signed for the Sky Blues in the summer of 2009 for £650,000 after Norwich dropped into League One in what turned out to be a bad decision after the Canaries secured back-to-back promotions and are currently plying their trade in the top flight.
Elsewhere, striker Clive Platt is also due to have talks with the club about staying on next season.
However first team flop Freddy Eastwood is free to leave after four years, 113 league appearances and 17 goals since his £1.2million, £10,000-a-week move from Wolves.
And third choice goalkeeper Danny Ireland looks set for a return to Australia when his contract expires this summer after the 23-year-old has been set-back by illness and injury over the last 12 months.
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