Coventry City have taken their summer recruitment drive into double figures after confirming the arrival of experienced centre-back Ethan Pinnock from Brentford in a deal reportedly worth up to £6m.

The Sky Blues are paying a fixed fee of £5m plus £1m in add-ons for the 33-year-old, who has signed a three-year contract with the option of a fourth at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

Pinnock was entering the final year of his contract at Brentford and had been linked with a move away after falling out of favour under Keith Andrews. During the 2025-26 campaign, he was limited to just eight appearances across all competitions, totalling 651 minutes of action for the Bees.

A new chapter after promotion heroes

Pinnock joined Brentford from Barnsley in 2019 and went on to appear 216 times in all competitions for the club, scoring 12 goals and providing seven assists. He was part of the side that won promotion to the Premier League five years ago, but he now embarks on a fresh chapter with Frank Lampard's newly-promoted Coventry outfit.

“I'm really excited to join Coventry City and continue my footballing journey with this great club.”

Pinnock told the club's website: “After 25 years, the club are back in the Premier League, and I know how much it must mean to everyone involved with the club and the supporters. I can't wait to be part of it.

“I'm really looking forward to getting to work, and I can't wait to meet everyone and represent this football club, especially at the Coventry Building Society Arena.”

Sky Blues' 10th addition of the summer

Pinnock joins former team-mate Frank Onyeka in making the switch from Brentford to Coventry this summer. Aurele Amenda, Loum Tchaouna, Carl Rushworth, Caleb Yirenkyi, Gustavo Hamer, Taiwo Awoniyi, Sidiki Cherif and Dan Bentley have also joined the Sky Blues.

Coventry began their Premier League campaign with a 3-0 defeat to champions Arsenal, but they got back on track in the EFL Cup in midweek. Taiwo Awoniyi grabbed a goal and an assist on his debut as Coventry beat League One side Plymouth Argyle at Home park to reach the third round.

Next up, the Sky Blues face Hull City this weekend in what will be the first-ever top-flight meeting between the two teams — the 1,454th different fixture to be played in England's top division and the 942nd in the Premier League. Coventry have won just one of their last nine league games against Hull (D5 L3), with both meetings between the sides in the Championship last season ending 0-0.