Tomáš Holeš stated that a move to Coventry was considered in the summer. He added that this occurred on several occasions and was not only a recent event, characterizing it as exploratory. Holeš said an English club had shown interest since spring, at which time it was competing for promotion to the Premier League. He explained that he was in contact with the club from approximately March and the transfer was under discussion, but after the club was promoted to the Premier League, they probably selected a different player, which caused the discussions to cease.

Tomáš Holeš, the 33-year-old captain of Slavia, received an offer from English club Coventry City. According to Slavia coach Jindřich Trpišovský, the interest stemmed from the player's performances in European competitions. Trpišovský stated that Holeš spoke directly with Coventry City's coach, Frank Lampard, who called him after a match against Tottenham.