Coventry assistant manager
Tim Flowers has dismissed reports linking Arsenal youngster Theo
Walcott with a move to The Ricoh Arena.
The Sky Blues are looking to bolster their squad after a below par
season in the Championship which sees them currently lie in 18th
spot in the table following a six-game run without a win and with
one match remaining.
Midlands rivals Birmingham's promotion success was boosted by the
performances of players such as Nicklas Bendtner, Fabrice Muamba
and Sebastian Larsson, who all signed on season-long loans from
Arsenal before Larsson made his move permanent in January.
Whilst Flowers has rubbished talk of a move for Walcott, he has
confirmed that boss Iain Dowie is keen on looking at the
possibility of similar loan arrangements.
"Theo Walcott? It's a great rumour, but no," Flowers told the
Coventry Telegraph.
"But Birmingham brought in three players from the Arsenal, who have
massively improved their squad, so you have to look at things like
that.
"What we do will be determined by the budget, but there will be
changes in the summer, and hopefully quite a few.
"It will be a different team next season because our league
position is not good enough.
"This is a good football club and should be pushing for those
top-six places. Our supporters aren't mugs, they understand
that.
"Everybody at this club has given their all since we've been
here.
"Their effort and commitment has been commendable but the bottom
line is that we need better quality.
"It's our job with the resources that we get to bring in that
better quality. There are going to be changes and there will be
people who fall by the wayside - some already have."
