Coventry City transfer news from CoventryLive as Barnsley boss Neill CollLiam Kitchingins discusses captain Liam Kitching after the Sky Blues reportedly had a £2.5m bid for the defender rejected
Barnsley boss Neill Collins brushed off the suggestion that captain has been distracted by speculation linking him with a move to Coventry City.
The Sky Blues are reported to have had a £2.5million bid for the defender turned down by the League One Tykes. Centre-back Kitching was only recently made Barnsley skipper after Mads Andersen was sold to Premier League newcomers Luton Town.
Kitching is under contract at Oakwell until the summer of 2026. But it is said that the 23-year-old is keen to test himself at a higher level.
Barnsley were beaten 3-1 at home by Peterborough United on Tuesday evening, having taken the lead. Barry Cotter put them in front six minutes after the break but goals from Hector Kyprianou, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Kwame Poku won it for Darren Ferguson’s side.
Kitching endured a tough second half and was at fault for Peterborough’s third goal. But Collins told the Yorkshire Post: “It’s too simple to say he’s distracted, based on his general performance.
“Would we say everybody was distracted for the last 30 minutes? I don’t think it’s down to that. These things happen.”
“Up until that point, the team had been fantastic, both sides of the ball, against a very good side. I thought we deservedly took the lead and should probably have been ahead at half-time.
“We came out and felt confident that we could get that goal, but then I’m not quite sure why we then proceeded to lose the cohesion that we had and stopped doing the things that we’d done so well.
“I felt that we just became sporadic and more individualistic at times. Despite a couple of warning signs and the goalkeeper in particular making one fantastic save, the goals were cardinal sins in terms of ones we gave away.”
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