Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray has said that the door might still be open for Reda Johnson.
The defender will continue his rehabilitation with the Sky Blues and speaking about him to the Coventry Telegraph's Andy Turner, Mowbray said: “The possibility is still there and Reda knows that.
“Reda needs to get fit and go to the market and if there are clubs there who are willing to pay him what he thinks he’s worth then good luck to him. There’s no offer on the table. He has to get fit first.
“He is going to train here and work until he’s fit to play and if he needs to he’ll join in the pre-season. It depends how long it’s going to take him to get fit.
“At this moment he’s not sure. He’s been training for a good month or so but he just needs to get the power back in his hamstring. The muscle has healed and he needs to get the power and get the nerves working and mobilised again.
“We’re happy to do that for him, allow him to continue his rehabilitation and then he has to prove some sort of fitness. So if it is then going through pre-season and he wants to do that here I am not averse to that and then on the back of that we will see.
“I think we would have to see that he is fit and other clubs, if he has potential suitors elsewhere, they would need to know that he’s fit,” said Mowbray about any possible deal
“I think it’s unlikely that someone is going to throw a load of money at Reda because he hasn’t played that much football.
“I can’t get bitten twice by the same dog, if that makes any sense. Even though when he’s playing he’s a fantastic football player, definitely at this level. That’s the scenario and the fact that he’s been released doesn’t mean we wouldn’t covet his services again at some stage.
“First and foremost he has to get fit and then he has the whole world to look and see if anyone will give him a contract. Let’s see.”
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