Brentford will be hoping Coventry City don't win promotion to the Premier League this weekend to aid their pursuit of striker Viktor Gyokeres.
The Sweden international - who has scored 21 Championship goals and set up a further 10 - is valued at around £25million.
Although Everton, West Ham and Leeds have also been on the trail of 24-year-old Gyokeres, it's Brentford who have shown the most conviction to get a deal agreed.
But they fear if Coventry beat Luton Town in Saturday's Championship play-off final at Wembley to secure top-flight football, a deal will be much harder to strike.
Brentford ideally don't want Coventry City to get promoted as they chase Viktor Gyokeres
The Swedish striker celebrates with Gustavo Hamer (right) after the latter's goal sent the Sky Blues into this Saturday's Championship play-off final
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If the Sky Blues go up, however, they will be more determined to keep hold of their player of the year.
Coventry, who last played Premier League football in 2001, have been steered back to the brink of promotion by manager Mark Robins, who signed Gyokeres initially on loan from Brighton in January 2021.
That deal was made permanent on a three-year contract in July 2021, with the Swede scoring 43 times in 115 games overall for the club.
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