The Lower Tiers understands that Coventry City are winning the race against other Championship clubs for the signing of Romain Esse on a loan basis.
Furthermore, we understand that Esse recently completed his medical, with an announcement set to be made during the transfer window.
This is despite Millwall being interested in a short term reunion with the 20-year-old.
Esse has struggled for game-time this season with Crystal Palace, with just eight appearances across the Premier League, UEFA Conference League, and Carabao Cup so far this season.
Furthermore, from these games, the winger has only accumulated 223 minutes of first-team action, showing the lack of time Esse has had to prove his quality at Palace.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace announced the club record signing of right winger Brennan Johnson for £33.5 million last Friday, which has provided more competition for the 20-year-old to beat.
At a closer look, the deal aligns with the interests of both clubs that are involved.
Although lacking squad depth at the moment, when Ismaila Sarr returns from AFCON later in January, Palace will have three quality right-wingers at their disposal with Romain Esse unfortunately likely to be last choice for manager Oliver Glasner.
Therefore, moving a division lower will allow the winger to have regular minutes in a side perched at the top of the Championship table.
It may also rekindle a spark within the winger that we last truly saw in the EFL and also lift a Coventry City side currently undergoing an unexpected blip, where they have failed to win in their last three.
In addition, Romain Esse will be able to offer the Sky Blues pace, creativity, and flair.
Finally, it will offer competition for current starter Tatsuhiro Sakamoto who has the least amount of goal contributions in Coventry City’s impressive attack this season (20 games played, 4G, 3A).
