stupot07
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Called it a few weeks ago.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp.../coventry-city-striker-lateef-elford-10605532
Coventry City striker Lateef Elford-Alliyu is set to leave the club when his short-term contract expires in January.
The 23-year-old former West Bromwich Albion trainee was given a four-month deal by his former Baggies’ boss Tony Mowbray earlier this season in a bid to prove his form and fitness.
He has played a total of 24 minutes for the Sky Blues after coming off the bench in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy exit at Yeovil Town and the 2-1 home defeat to Northampton Town in the FA Cup.
But the Sky Blues manager admits the forward has fallen victim to a combination of intense competition and not quite hitting the heights required
“His time finishes at the end of January and I have already informed Lateef that he won’t be retained.
“He’s been playing for the Under-21s. We have circulated his name to help him find a club.
Lateef Elford Alliyu in action for West Brom
“Probably through the period he has been here we have signed a few players; Fortune, Cole, Maddison is coming back to fitness and it has probably diluted his chances of us keeping him.
“He has helped the Under-21 team to play football matches really because you can’t have Bassala Sambou playing 18s on a Saturday and 21s every Monday, so Lateeef has come in and done well, scored a few goals and yet i feel that moving this club forward, he’s going to fall just a bit short of where we need to be.
“I wanted to have a look at him, up to speed and training every day and back in professional football to see how fit we could get him.
“I do feel he’s probably fallen just a bit short.”
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http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp.../coventry-city-striker-lateef-elford-10605532
Coventry City striker Lateef Elford-Alliyu is set to leave the club when his short-term contract expires in January.
The 23-year-old former West Bromwich Albion trainee was given a four-month deal by his former Baggies’ boss Tony Mowbray earlier this season in a bid to prove his form and fitness.
He has played a total of 24 minutes for the Sky Blues after coming off the bench in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy exit at Yeovil Town and the 2-1 home defeat to Northampton Town in the FA Cup.
But the Sky Blues manager admits the forward has fallen victim to a combination of intense competition and not quite hitting the heights required
“His time finishes at the end of January and I have already informed Lateef that he won’t be retained.
“He’s been playing for the Under-21s. We have circulated his name to help him find a club.
Lateef Elford Alliyu in action for West Brom
“Probably through the period he has been here we have signed a few players; Fortune, Cole, Maddison is coming back to fitness and it has probably diluted his chances of us keeping him.
“He has helped the Under-21 team to play football matches really because you can’t have Bassala Sambou playing 18s on a Saturday and 21s every Monday, so Lateeef has come in and done well, scored a few goals and yet i feel that moving this club forward, he’s going to fall just a bit short of where we need to be.
“I wanted to have a look at him, up to speed and training every day and back in professional football to see how fit we could get him.
“I do feel he’s probably fallen just a bit short.”
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