Lampard expects new signing Caleb Yirenkyi to have big career

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yirenkyi-caleb/INmgLCSF/"]Yirenkyi[/a], who joined the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coventry/GOvB22xg/"]Sky Blues[/a] as their record signing a week ago, was trusted to start in their final pre-season game ahead of the new season.[/p][p]The 20-year-old caught the eye with his performance, making countless interceptions, persistently running across the field and providing the assist for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tchaouna-loum/vij66lN7/"]Loum Tchaouna[/a].[/p][p]After the game, head coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lampard-frank/GWpe9c0q/"]Lampard[/a] revealed the club needed to convince the Ghanaian to join the newly promoted side, with a number of clubs in Europe interested in his signature.[/p][embed guid="cebea81d-90fc-4667-ab0e-073d71f23e5d" url="https://x.com/_owurakuampofo/status/2088358800109511011?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"We got a lot of belief in Caleb here. He's a player that we are very happy to have brought to the club. He was wanted by many clubs around Europe. We sold the project to him"[/b][/p][p]Yirenkyi's transfer from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nordsjaelland/2wZHnGDH/"]Nordsjaelland[/a] is worth an initial €27 million, which could rise to €30 million once performance-related add-ons are factored in.[/p][p]It is the largest transfer fee Coventry have ever paid for a player and the fourth time they have broken their own record this summer window.[/p][p]It is also the largest fee ever received by any club in Scandinavian football, surpassing the €25 million Nordsjaelland themselves collected when they sold Ernest Nuamah to Lyon in 2023.[/p][embed guid="f5b58b43-03c3-4824-8df5-a48e5cda8f32" url="https://x.com/Coventry_City/status/2088378487916646839?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Despite being only 20 years old, Lampard is confident the Right to Dream graduate will go on to have an incredible career.[/p][p][b]"He's a good, talented player and young. We believe he's going to have a big career. He's a big addition to the club, and we saw signs against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco,[/a] and hopefully we see a lot more."[/b][/p][p]Coventry City will mark their return to the Premier League for the first time in 25 years when they travel to face reigning champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] at the Emirates Stadium on August 21st.[/p][image alt="Owuraku Ampofo" id="345f5fd0-6a26-4f45-8078-6462582c5da7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="47590934-59b1-4e2b-93c3-d8ef8b289588" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]