Coventry City are exploring the possibility of bringing in Newcastle United winger Alex Gilliead on a loan deal, after the youngster spent some time at the club, according to Shields Gazette.

Gilliead, 19, has spent the last two weeks training with the Sky Blues, and has since returned to Newcastle, but City boss Tony Mowbray is keeping on an eye on his progress, and could make a move for the youngster now the loan window has reopened.

Despite being just 19, Gilliead made his Newcastle under-21 debut in 2012 against West Bromwich Albion aged 16 and has gone on to become a regular in Joe Joyce's side.

Gilliead has also impressed on the international stage, playing for England's U16's in the Victory Shield and the Montaigu Tournament in France, as well as making appearances for England's U17,U18 and U20 teams.

Mowbray had this to say to the Coventry Telegraph about the player: " Alex has gone back for now. He was with us for a week or two but wasn't allowed to play any games because it was in a hectic period of Saturday/Tuesday, Saturday/Tuesday and a lot of the training was game preparation so I didn't see him play in a game, so he went off with the Under-20s and I said I’d watch him play for them and in some Under-21 games back at Newcastle.

“I’ll keep an eye on him really. He’s a very, very fast wide player and Adam obviously knows him very well because they've played in the same team together for a while with Newcastle Under-21s.”

The Sky Blues have had an excellent start to their 2015/16 Sky Bet League One campaign, having amassed 13 points from six league games.

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