Coventry Striker Norman Bassette Will Join Stade de Reims

Coventry Striker Norman Bassette Will Join Stade de Reims

Coventry are set to lose another striker as Norman Bassette will be joining French club Stade Reims.

The Belgian was seen at Reims' match against Le Mans on Saturday afternoon.

🚨 Norman Bassette a ASSISTÉ au match entre Reims et Le Mans, ce samedi après-midi, à Auguste-Delaune ! ❤️🤍

L'officialisation de son arrivée ne devrait plus tarder. ⏳

📸 @_lunion pic.twitter.com/pZrxYRjLCY

— Actu Ligue 2 (@L2Actu_) August 30, 2025

Bassette will be officially unveiled at the club after completing his medical in the coming hours.

Coventry Lose Another Attacker

Having already had Fabio Tavares and Jamie Paterson walk out the door this summer, the Sky Blues will have to deal with the departure of another attacker.

The starting trio of Haji Wright, Brandon Thomas-Asante and Ephron Mason-Clark all remain intact, however the 25 appearances - mainly from the bench - of Bassette last season have not been replaced by the incoming players so far this window.

Frank Lampard's side may have been far from shy in front of goal so far this campaign - having put five past Derby before hitting Queens Park Rangers for seven - but with only Ellis Simms ready to deputise at centre-forward, they may have to invest in this area.

Frank Lampard’s Coventry City have scored 12 goals in their last two Championship games 😲

Cooking 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VZAqdAeeTV

— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) August 26, 2025

Having spent just under £4m this window, of which most of that was recouped with the sale of Luis Binks, the Sky Blues are in a financial position to be able to pick up a new back-up forward with two days left.

Bassette Back in France

The 20-year-old knows what Ligue 2 has to offer, having played 14 games there before with SM Caen.

Despite all but two games coming off the bench, he did score a goal and has since scored another seven goals with Coventry and KV Mechelen.

With his young age and ability to impact the game when coming on, Bassette can be a great asset for Reims as they target an instant promotion back to the French top flight.