ELLIS SIMMS is wanted by TWO Premier League clubs this summer.
The Coventry City hitman has lit up the Championship this season after a slow start following the switch from Everton last summer.
The 23-year-old has scored just twice in his first 25 appearances for the Sky Blues.
However, good form since the turn of the year has taken his total to 19 in 52 appearances in all competitions.
Now Simms, who will attempt to reach the 20-goal barrier in Saturday’s final home clash with QPR, could terrorize Premier League defenses next season.
SunSport can exclusively reveal that at least two top-flight teams have been tracking him in recent months.
Brentford and Bournemouth – who face losing strikers in the summer – have been searching for their target man.
The Bees look set to sell England international Ivan Toney, with Manchester United now in pursuit of the playmaker.
And Dominic Solanke’s form for the Cherries has Tottenham planning a £50m swoop.
Simms has now emerged as a top candidate for both clubs as they look for potential replacements for their big men.
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He showed what he is capable of with a fine display and goal in Coventry’s heartbreaking defeat to Manchester United on penalties in the FA Cup semi-final after coming back from three down.
And he has already scored in the Premier League after scoring Everton’s equalizer against Chelsea in March 2023.
Simms spent time at Blackburn Rovers and Man City as a youngster, before the Toffees brought him into the Goodison academy in 2017.
He scored eight in 21 appearances for Blackpool whilst on loan in 2021 and followed that up with five in 17 appearances for Hearts in his next spell away from Goodison.
Last season he was due to spend the entire Championship campaign with Sunderland.
However, after impressing with seven goals in 17 appearances, he was called up by the Blues in December.
Despite the goal against Chelsea, Everton decided to cash in on him last summer when Coventry came calling.
The Sky Blues paid an initial fee of £3.5m, which could rise to £5m depending on appearances and goals.
But with three years left on his contract, they can expect to receive at least double that amount if Prem sides replace him after missing out on the play-offs.
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