Coventry City have confirmed that striker Jon Stead has moved to the Ricoh Arena on loan until May with a view to a permanent move in the summer.

Sky Blues boss Chris Coleman said: "We've tried a couple of times to get Jon. He has all the attributes to be a very good player for Coventry City and we have worked really hard to get him here.

"We have agreed terms with Jon and it will initially be a loan deal but we will look to make it permanent in the summer because we would like Jon to be here long term.

"Hopefully it's further evidence of what we are trying to achieve and will be another exciting signing for our supporters."

The clubs have agreed a £500,000 fee, according to a report earlier today, although there is no confirmation that such an agreement is in place.

The 26-year-old, who joined the Blues from Sheffield United in the summer of 2008, is contracted to Town until June 2011.

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Blueknight85 added 16:01 - Feb 15 Ready steady go! i win
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Billy_Whizz added 16:01 - Feb 15 Ok - who's coming in???
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Blueknight85 added 16:03 - Feb 15 I don't think anyone is or needs to
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GreatBoo added 16:04 - Feb 15 In fairness, he was never going to consistantly score goals for us, did well to get money back. He'll do nowt there.
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agc232 added 16:05 - Feb 15 Blueknight85 - you could have put ready steady gone!
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bubblesblue79 added 16:07 - Feb 15 CHOPRA IN...........CHOPRA IN.....
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stiffshorts added 16:07 - Feb 15 Byee, and thanks for not a lot really.
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PrC1987 added 16:08 - Feb 15 Great signing for us guys , we have been after him for ages . Now we have Morrison , Eastwood , Sears and Stead fighting for the front 2 spots .
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MVBlue added 16:09 - Feb 15 Did well during the start of his career. But I spotted he gave the ball away a fair bit. Especially during that awful Newcaslte game. In a team of 100%ers he can't give possesion away after it has built all the way up to him.
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OnlyOneSirBobby added 16:10 - Feb 15 PrC1987, you now have a nice selection of fairly average strikers then!!
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OnlyOneSirBobby added 16:11 - Feb 15 will be interesting to see if we do bring another striker on loan, or if this just opened up wages for a left back
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Crock added 16:11 - Feb 15 A rubbish management decision by Roy yet again.
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Billy_Whizz added 16:12 - Feb 15 Wages offload for the much touted LB!
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Surco72 added 16:12 - Feb 15 Bad decision who do we have fighting for a place two loanees who will go back to their club whatever happens Pablo and Wickham ,we have made ourselves weaker and a team we are challenging stronger
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itfc1981 added 16:14 - Feb 15 feck
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PrC1987 added 16:14 - Feb 15 I wouldnt say that , all proven at this level apart from Sears , who is really exciting if saturdays performance is anything to go by . We have been after a target man since we sold Best to Newcastle and we are all happy with the signing of Stead .
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Surco72 added 16:15 - Feb 15 stiffshorts ... he was our top scorer last season ,leading scorer this season and a record of a goal every 3 games ,not a lot really
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pottyblue added 16:15 - Feb 15 dont count the chickens yet they havent paid
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ChambersM added 16:15 - Feb 15 Keane you're a pillock! To loan out our top scorer who was just finding form before he got banned. Great, we have ONE striker who we think might be able to score goals constistantly (MURPHY) healy looks rubbish atm and pablo and wickham will not score enough. KEANE OUT HE DOESNT HAVE A CLUE!
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blu_dru added 16:17 - Feb 15 Hes no target man, cant win a header or hold it up really, i always had a soft spot for him though
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Hugoagogo added 16:18 - Feb 15 Aahhh. Target man. There in lies the problem. Stead is has many attributes, but a target man is not what you're getting, I'm afraid...
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Surco72 added 16:18 - Feb 15 Get Keane out and Warnock in
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Blueknight85 added 16:19 - Feb 15 they don't go back to their club until next season surco you jam tart by which time if Keane isn't already getting someone else in to replace stead this magical thing called the transfer window opens in which we will have allready offloaded the deadwood on big wages and will be free to buy some nice net flexing tally topper. Agc...i could have but he hasn't gone permo. yet so i elected against it :P

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Fixed_It added 16:19 - Feb 15 'We have been after a target man since we sold Best to Newcastle'. Shall I tell him, or will you...?! ;-)
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OnlyOneSirBobby added 16:23 - Feb 15 PrC1987, im afraid a target man stead is not....despite his height he cant head anything, he puts in a good shift il give him that tho. and as a completely non-biased view of coventry strikers, iv got to say, eastwood is overrated never seems to do anything on a consistent basis, morrison is solid at this level but no more (he wont get you up if thats what your hoping), and sears wont stay with you beyond this season but is not good enough yet to fire you into the playoffs...sorry

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