Overview

• Coventry completed the deadline-day transfer on a three-year agreement, with the fee reported at £4 million.
• Kieran McKenna had acknowledged Woolfenden’s wish to move on as his role at Ipswich diminished this season.
• The Sky Blues turned back to Woolfenden after a £10m bid for Hull’s Charlie Hughes was rejected and an earlier approach for the Ipswich defender was rebuffed.
• The move addresses defensive depth after Luis Binks was sold to Brøndby in July, with Lampard calling Woolfenden a quality addition.
• An Ipswich academy graduate, Woolfenden helped secure promotion to the Premier League and had also attracted interest from Stoke City and Watford.