The former Liverpoll man has been without a doubt Coventry's best player this season and the loss will be a huge blow to the Sky Blues.

Coventry boss Roland Nilsson admited that Thompson is likely to leave the club in the summer as several Premiership clubs are already lining up offers for the wide-man.

Thompson pledged his future to the club last week but told his offical website, bigfanof.com "I'm pleased to hear that David wants to stay at Coventry next season, but I don't think we will be able to keep hold of him". Nilsson also stated that pland for next season are already underway.