Jodi’s the real deal with new City contract
COVENTRY City favourite Jodi Jones has signed a new contract with the club.
The winger has put pen to paper on a new one-year deal with the Sky Blues, ending speculation about his future at the club.
The 22-year-old joined City in March 2016 from Dagenham and Redbridge, and came on as substitute when City won the Checkatrade Trophy at Wembley in 2017.
Part of the League Two promotion winning squad, he saw that season of 2017/18 and also the 2018/19 campaign both cruelly curtailed by ACL injuries.
After months of hard work in rehabilitation and at Ryton, Jones came on as a substitute in December 2019 against MK Dons in the Leasing.Com Trophy, which was his first appearance since November 2018, and followed that up with an appearance from the bench against Bristol Rovers in the FA Cip in January.
Jones is currently a regular in the Under-23s as he builds up his fitness following his injury lay off, scoring twice in Monday’s draw at Colchester, and the popular forward will now be looking to re-establish himself in the Sky Blues side, safe in the knowledge that he has the security of a new deal. Although only extending his current deal by 12 months, it’s likely the club will have an option to extend it beyond the summer of 2021.
Jones took another big step towards a return to full fitness this week.
He featured once again for the
Under-23s and the forward was among the goals, scoring twice on Monday evening, as Coventry drew 4-4 with Colchester United at the JobServe Community Stadium in Essex.
Jones netted twice for the young Sky Blues in their latest Professional Development League Two fixture. Dutch winger Gervane Kastaneer and striker Jordy Hiwula were on target as well for the visitors, whose side also featured full-back Brandon
Mason. City boss Mark Robins will no doubt have been pleased with Jones’ contribution.
Asked about the 22-year-old’s progress at the weekend, Robins said: “It’s great for him to be back out on the pitch and playing. He’s not going to be under any pressure from me to get himself back any quicker than he can. I think it will just happen naturally.
“He came to see me the other day and was asking how close do I think he is, and I don’t think he’s too far away.”
He’s not going to be under any pressure from me to get himself back any quicker than he can.
Mark Robins