Three Championship teams are “interested” in Bulgarian international Andrian Kraev, including Coventry City, according to a report from a sports website located in Sofia.

According to an article on Sportal.bg, the Sky Blues are one of three English Championship teams “monitoring the situation” surrounding Levski Sofia, who will become a free agent in the summer once his contract expires, along with play-off rivals Hull City and mid-table Middlesbrough.

The 25-year-old is reportedly being forced to practice with the club’s reserves after being “removed” from the first team due to his refusal to sign a new deal. Additionally, it states that the player was absent from the team’s most recent training camp in Turkey. Carlos Ohene, a defensive midfielder from Ghana who signed in January, is said to have been brought in as a replacement and has been wearing Kraev’s number eight shirt.

At six feet three inches, Kraev is a holding midfielder by trade but can also play attacking roles. According to his records, in 109 games with the team since joining from Heber in 2020, he has netted seven goals and made nine assists.

Additionally, the source states that Kraev is “free to negotiate with clubs and choose where to continue his career” and that he “refused several offers” from Bulgarian champions Ludogorets prior to the New Year.

Despite adding Victor Torp during the most recent transfer window, Coventry’s midfield is undoubtedly lacking in players, and when Liam Kelly is scheduled to go at the conclusion of his contract in the summer, the squad will be much smaller. It is also anticipated that Callum O’Hare will leave on a free transfer.

In the last eight months alone, City has been successful in the European transfer market, bringing in Torp from the Norwegian top division, Haji Wright from Turkey, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto from Belgium, Milan van Ewijk from the Netherlands, and loan player Luis Binks from Italy.

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