Tony Mowbray is hopeful that Reda Johnson will commit himself to Coventry City for a second season.
The Sky Blues' manager is attempting to seal a new deal for the 27-year-old who is attracting much attention from rival league one sides.
The ex-Sheffield Wednesday player appeared twenty times last season for Coventry but has proven to be an influential figure.
"There’s still a lot of talking to be done and as I have told Reda and his agent I would like to keep him at the football club and have a real positive push to get out of this division."
“None of us want to be in this division. We want to at least be in the next one with a chance of getting into the Premier League. We all understand that and hopefully we can give Reda a platform to achieve his ambitions,” Mowbray told the Coventry Telegraph.
Tony Mowbray is attempting to rebuild his squad and maintain the core as his side look to return to the Championship.
