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Richie Mills

Sat 18 April 2026 13:28, UK

Tottenham Hotspur defender Kevin Danso has reacted to the news of Coventry City’s promotion to the Premier League.

Coventry ended their 25-year wait to return to the Premier League on Friday night with a 1-1 draw at lowly Blackburn Rovers.

And Frank Lampard’s team did it with games to spare, as Coventry capped off a remarkable rise from the doldrums of League Two in 2017-18 to the English top-flight in less than a decade.

Coventry’s Brandon Thomas-Asante was one of many to bask in the glow of their Championship promotion, as the Sky Blues took over Ewood Park.

As Tottenham try to stay in the Premier League for next season, Spurs star Danso congratulated Thomas-Asante and Coventry for their stellar efforts.

Kevin Danso congratulates Brandon Thomas-Asante

Like Coventry, Thomas-Asante has worked his way up the English Football League to reach this point.

In the early years of his career, he had loan spells in non-league football, before starring at League Two side Salford City – which led to West Brom signing him in 2022.

The 27-year-old headed to Coventry in 2024 and has shone this season, achieving a career-best goalscoring tally in a league campaign (12).

Incidentally, on Saturday morning, the Ghana international wrote in an Instagram post, “Yesterday’s price is not today’s price,” which may have been in reference to the meme featuring rapper Fat Joe.

Among the many commenters, Danso, who was born in Austria to Ghanaian parents, posted three fire emojis in response.

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Ahead of Tottenham’s clash with Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday evening, Danso will hope to be doing his own bit of celebrating for struggling Spurs.

The Roberto De Zerbi derby

After losing his first match in charge at Tottenham, Roberto De Zerbi will hope to disappoint his old side Brighton when they visit Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs haven’t won in the Premier League since 28 December, two managers (Igor Tudor and Thomas Frank) ago.

Tottenham are closing in on an unwanted record with their current winless run of 14 games, with the north London team currently sitting one place and two points from safety.

De Zerbi is one of Brighton’s most successful managers after leading them into Europe for the first time in the club’s history.

Fabian Hurzeler is now in charge and is also trying to lead them into Europe. If results go their way this weekend, Brighton could be in the top six.

But all the De Zerbi sentimentality will have to be put aside if Tottenham want to end their wretched run of form.