Charlton Athletic Favourites In Loan Hunt, Player Will Decide This Week

Birmingham City striker Sam Cosgrove will take a call on his future this week as Charlton chase his loaning signing, according to journalist Alan Nixon.

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The 26-year-old forward spent last season on loan at Plymouth Argyle and scored eight times in 33 League One appearances.

He is not a big part of Birmingham’s plans this season and the club are prepared to loan him out again in the ongoing transfer window.

Charlton are amongst several League One clubs who are interested in getting their hands on him on loan this summer and they are the favourites.

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And it has been claimed that the forward will take a decision on his next loan club this week.

Cosgrove is assessing all his options on his table as he decides on which club to join this summer.

Charlton are the leading the hunt to land him and are looking to convince the player to move to the Valley in the coming days.

Dean Holden is an admirer of the forward and is keen to have him as part of his Charlton squad this season.

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Dean Holden is the man overseeing Charlton Athletic’s fourth season back in League One.

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When he took over in December, the former Bristol City head coach became the Addicks’ fourth different boss in less than two years.

And Holden knows he must get results in order to remain at The Valley for a decent amount of time.

Indeed, not since Lee Bowyer in 2019-20 has the same manager started and ended the same season in charge at the club.

Well gone are the days of the likes of Alan Curbishley and Jimmy Seed, when gaffers embarked on much longer tenures in East London.

But who has been Charlton’s most successful manager of all time?

Of course, there are many variables that must be taken into consideration before giving a definitive answer.

We are going to do our best by ranking the top 10 win percentages of any manager that has taken charge of the Addicks for 20 or more games – according to Soccerbase and Transfermarkt – as of the end of last season.