Bristol City transfer revelation emerges ahead of summer window

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson has revealed he wants more “oven-ready” Championship players during the summer window to avoid the inconsistencies his side have suffered this term, making this frank transfer admission to Bristol Live.

The Robins opted to adopt a mixed transfer strategy in the summer, recruiting two trusted players Pearson had at his disposal during his time at Leicester City in Andy King and Matty James – but also taking a chance on players in the lower leagues too.

Rob Atkinson and George Tanner arrived from Oxford United and Carlisle United respectively with the duo concluding their business during that window as they strengthened in a bid to make the 2021/22 campaign a successful one.

But despite going unbeaten in all but two of their opening nine league matches, they haven’t been able to sustain a good run of form at Ashton Gate since the start of the season and this has consigned them to a place in the lower half of the table as things stand, currently sitting in 17th place going into today’s round of fixtures.

Pearson opted to bring in former Norwich City centre-back Timm Klose in on a short-term deal in January in a bid to strengthen his side’s defence and replace Nathan Baker who looks to set to be absent for the remainder of the season.

And unbeknown to supporters of the second-tier side’s fans up until this point, this is the type of player they will be looking to recruit in the next window if their manager has his way.

Revealing his transfer intentions to Bristol Live, the 58-year-old said: “Yes (there is a preference for more “oven-ready” Championship players), there’s got to be changes this summer.

“This is going to be an important window for us.

“It’s the next one that opens so it’s going