Coventry City’s promotion to the Premier League has received a response from Viktor Gyokeres.
The Sky Blues sealed a return to the top flight with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on Friday night.
Frank Lampard’s side will now try to clinch the Championship title before taking the massive step up into the Premier League next season.
Coventry posted a message on Instagram as the club celebrated promotion, saying: “Today we have fulfilled our promise to return to the Premier League.
“We do so with ambition, with unity, and with a clear vision for the future.
“WE ARE BACK.”
Coventry City are back in the Premier League
The Coventry Telegraph has produced a stunning special edition marking the achievements of Frank Lampard and his men.
And to celebrate, the Coventry Telegraph has produced this stunning 48-page special edition marking the achievements of Frank Lampard and his men.
Since relegation in 2001, the Sky Blues have gone through many well-documented lows, but a quarter of a century later, free-scoring City have earned promotion in emphatic style.
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And our bumper special edition is the perfect souvenir to remember that fantastic achievement by.
We'll have match reports, pics, and reaction from every kick of City's journey back to English football's promised land.
It's all here... the avalanche of goals pre-Christmas that made promotion look nailed on, the brief wobble that followed, and the revival under Lampard to consolidate their position at the top of the table.
Plus, Sky Blues writer Andy Turner will have pages and pages of in-depth analysis on the title-winning season, manager Lampard's success, key players, and what lies ahead for the club in the top flight.
Club historian Jim Brown will also share his fact-filled take on promotion, while there will be pictures and reports from the Sky Blues' joyful promotion celebrations.
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The Sky Blues will come up against former striker Gyokeres, who left the CBS Arena for Sporting Lisbon before returning to England to join Arsenal, in the Premier League next season.
And the Sweden international clearly still has a lot of love for Coventry as he ‘liked’ the club’s Instagram post.
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