Bristol City are unlikely to break their transfer record any time soon as the indulgence of previous Championship seasons have been replaced with the very harsh realities of a post-Covid financial landscape.
The fees and wages of just a few seasons ago are now only really reserved for only those in their first season of parachute payments and average salaries across the division are having to be brought down, to fall in line with EFL regulations but also, quite simply, to survive.
Nigel Pearson isn’t expecting to be spending much, if any, money this summer. A prediction that is caveated by outgoings who could make money available but, even then, City’s spend is likely to be modest and sensible, akin to the £1.6m paid for Rob Atkinson last summer.
