{"id":39560,"date":"2026-07-17T03:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/swiss-defender-amenda-joins-coventry-in-their-return-to-the-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T03:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:04:27","slug":"swiss-defender-amenda-joins-coventry-in-their-return-to-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/swiss-defender-amenda-joins-coventry-in-their-return-to-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss defender Amenda joins Coventry in their return to the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>COVENTRY, England (AP) \u2014 Swiss defender Aurel Amenda has returned home from the match. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> He is set to sign for newly promoted Premier League club Coventry on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Mr Coventry said:<\/span> Amenda, 22, signed a four-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt without specifying the transfer fee. The transfer fee was reportedly 18 million euros (approximately 2.06 billion yen).<\/p>\n<p>Amenda has appeared in seven games for Switzerland, but was not called up from the bench during the team&#8217;s run to the World Cup quarter-finals. Switzerland <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">lost to Argentina 3-1<\/span> After extra time.<\/p>\n<p>Amenda helped Young Boys win the Swiss League in 2023 and 2024 before moving to Frankfurt, and played in five Champions League games last season.<\/p>\n<p>Coventry won the English Second Division Championship last season. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Coached by former Chelsea great Frank Lampard<\/span> It will be his first time playing in the Premier League since 2001.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-coventry-amenda-frankfurt-d0aacd8e0a10d290ae00933bb590b9f6\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVENTRY, England (AP) \u2014 Swiss defender Aurel Amenda has returned home from the match. world cup He is set to sign for newly promoted Premier League club Coventry on Thursday. 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