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Former Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford has been training with high-flying Coventry City.
The 32-year old had been in talks to join Spanish side Getafe but with that deal failing to materialise, he is maintaining his fitness by working with the Championship pacesetters.
Manager Frank Lampard knows Bamford from their time together at Chelsea when the striker had been signed as a player of potential from Nottingham Forest.
Bamford has gone on to carve out a decent career notably with Leeds but a series of niggling injuries meant Daniel Farke took the difficult decision to give the green light to the club cancelling his contract by mutual consent in the summer.
Bamford arrived at Coventry's training ground on Thursday after contacting Lampard, his former team-mate at Stamford Bridge, and being invited to Ryton to get fit while he continues to look for a new team.
Former Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford has been training with high-flying Coventry City
Sky Blues boss Frank Lampard said he was doing his former Chelsea team-mate 'a favour'
Lampard said: 'I guess you could call it doing him a favour.
'I know Patrick well and he hasn’t got a club. He’s training with us. I’m very happy, he’s a good lad, Patrick. He’s very easy.
'I know the conclusions everyone’s going to get to but he’s just training with us.'
