Brighton & Hove Albion may still harbour designs on Bristol City’s most talented youngster but a product from the Seagulls academy is set to make the trip in the opposite direction as Haydon Roberts closes in on a free transfer to Ashton Gate.
The 21-year-old is understood to have visited the High Performance Centre on Monday to meet with Nigel Pearson and a deal could well be wrapped up this week with Rob Dickie signed and Ross McCrorie set to follow.
Roberts has already experienced two seasons of senior League One football having been loaned out to Rochdale for the 2020/21 campaign and then Derby County in 2022/23 where he made 46 appearances in all competitions.