Nahki Wells discusses his Bristol City present and future as he makes bold claim for new season

It speaks of Nahki Wells’ character then when asked to reflect on his goal against Plymouth Argyle on Saturday he was more annoyed by the fact he hadn’t taken the earlier, and more straightforward, chance that was presented to him by Han-Noah Massengo.

Wells settled Saturday’s pre-season fixture at Home Park, after he collected Sam Bell’s sharp first-time inside pass, cooling turning inside a defender and onto his left foot and finishing from close range. It looked easy, and of course should have been taken for a frontman of his quality and repute, but the Bermudian still showed considerable execution and finesse in completing the task.

Which is why he was so frustrated with the incident a few minutes earlier as Massengo intercepted Michael Cooper’s misjudged clearance, played the striker through on goal only for Wells to seem to be caught in two minds whether to go around the keeper, lift the ball over or shoot to the side. That momentary delay, allowed Cooper to readjust his feet a little more convincingly, and then make a smart low save.

It may have been a friendly but Wells knows, as was the case throughout last season, every single moment counts for him, and in the opportunities that he is afforded on the field, he has to make an impact - the most visible of which is scoring goals.

There is a vacancy for the starting striker’s position on July 30 at Hull City following Antoine Semenyo’s shin injury and the 32-year-old is determined to make it his and believes, despite all that has gone before, he can be City’s top scorer this season.

“For me nothing changes. Last season I wasn’t given many opportunities, but when I was, I wasn’t able to solidify my spot,” Wells tells Bristol Live. “I thought I played well at times