Amenda joins Coventry in £17m deal ahead of Premier League return

Aurele Amenda is heading to the Premier League. Coventry City have sealed a £17m deal for the Switzerland international defender from Eintracht Frankfurt, as the club prepares for its return to England's top flight (1). Amenda pointed to Frank Lampard as the deciding factor: "After the first call with the gaffer, I felt the trust and I liked the project, so I feel this is a really good step for me" (1). The 23-year-old becomes the latest Swiss international to move to England, joining a Coventry side that has also brought in Frank Onyeka, Loum Tchaouna, and a loanee from Arsenal this window.