Coventry City continued their upward trajectory under boss Mark Robins in 2021/22.

At the end of the campaign, the Sky Blues sat 12th in the Championship, but that did not tell the full story of their season.

For most of the campaign, the club were right up there challenging for a spot in the top six, and it was only in the final few weeks of the campaign that they slightly fell away.

If the club can make the right additions in the transfer market this summer, and keep hold of the likes of Viktor Gyokeres, Callum O’Hare and Gus Hamer, there is no reason that 2022/23 cannot be an even more successful campaign.

Looking back at the club’s recent signings, whilst they have been overwhelmingly positive and good for the club, there have also been some poorer additions – something the Sky Blues must avoid this summer.

With that being said, here are eight underwhelming Coventry City players that the club signed in recent times.

Undoubtedly, one of the most underwhelming signings at Coventry City in recent times is Nigerian striker Bright Enobakhare.

The now 24-year-old enjoyed a decent loan spell with the Sky Blues from Wolves in 2019, scoring six goals and registering six assists in 18 league matches.

When the player became available on a free transfer last summer, then, there were expectations that he could be a nice addition on a free transfer.

However, his permanent move to the CBS Arena - a tw0 year deal - was a very underwhelming one, making just one appearance in the EFL cup before his contract was mutually terminated at the beginning of last November.

Currently, Enobakhare plays his football in Israel for Hapoel Jerusalem.Another underwhelming signing by the Sky Blues in recent times was youngster Jordan Young.

Having came through at Swindon, Young had a successful trial at Coventry after which he penned a one year deal with the club in 2019.

However, he would go on to make just one appearance in the EFL trophy for the club before being loaned out to Gloucester City the following season, and then released.

Currently Young is permanently on the books at Gloucester, though he had two short term loan spells with Chippenham Town in 2022.

Unfortunately, Julien Da Costa is yet another underwhelming transfer made by the Sky Blues in recent times.

Having previously come through at Marseille, and established himself in the lower tiers of French football, the right-back was brought to the club in 2020, however, he never really got going.

Unlike some others on this list, he has made a relatively decent number of appearances for the club (24) however, given his injury record during his time in the Midlands, and the fact he has only made four appearances in the Championship before being loaned out, the 26-year-old has to go down as an underwhelming addition.

Currently the player is on loan at Portuguese side Portimonense from the Sky Blues.

For reasons beyond the player's control, Tony Andreu turned out to be another underwhelming signing for Coventry City.

Joining from Premier League Norwich City at the time, there was excitement over what the midfielder could do with the Sky Blues, however, just one month into his stay at the club, he picked up an ACL injury.

That limited him to five league appearances in his first season at the club, and the following campaign, he made just 10 as injuries struck again.

Currently, Andreu is playing his football in Andorra for local side Sant Julia.

Fifth on the list of underwhelming Sky Blues signings is Gervane Kastaneer.

Having previously racked up plenty of matches in the Eredivisie and the second tier in Germany, Kastaneer joined the Sky Blues in League One and from the outside looking in it seemed Coventry had made a fantastic signing.

However, it turned out to be an underwhelming one. Kastaneer went on to make just 18 appearances for the club and scoring just one goal before moving on in 2020/21.

Surprisingly, the 26-year-old is back playing his football in the top flight of Holland with Dutch side PEC Zwolle.

Wesley Jobello has to go down as another player that was rather underwhelming for the Sky Blues.

Having come through at Marseille, and racked up plenty of games in the French second tier, there would have been expectation that a player like Jobello could come in at League One level and have an immediate impact.

However, a cruciate ligament injury picked up in his second month at the club put a stop to any of that.

Jobello wouldn't return for over a year, by which time the club were now in the Championship, and owing to further injury and being out of favour, he never really got another look in.

The 28-year-old left Coventry in Januarym signing with French third-tier side Boulogne.

This next one might split opinion, but compared to what he did this season, his time in Coventry could be considered underwhelming and that is Ryan Giles.

Giles was a loanee from Wolves first in 2019/20 midway through the campaign, but spent most of that spell on the bench, with only a one minute cameo to his name.

Nevertheless, he re-joined the club that summer once again, and was somewhat of a regular the next season, making 19 Championship appearances before returning to Wolves.

However, he got just one assist during this time.

Compare this to the nine assists he got in 21 Championship matches for Cardiff City in 2021/22 and you can't help but feel the Sky Blues never saw the best of him.

Giles is currently back at Wolves after a brief loan spell with Blackburn Rovers at the back end of last season.

Last but not least, the final underwhelming signing on our list is another loanee - David Meyler.

Although he was in the back stages of his career, his time at Coventry was underwhelming considering the pedigree of the player having played for Ireland and in the Premier League.

Mayler made just five appearances in the third-tier for the club, spending another five on the bench, and six where he was not in the squad at all.

Even though he eventually retired following his Coventry spell, he was only 29-years-old at the time he joined the club, so no doubt more was expected from him.

Currently Meyler is retired from the professional game.