Brentford goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe is due for a medical at Bristol Rovers in the next 24 hours and Bristol Live understands his impending loan move to the Gas has been sanctioned by the Premier League club because he’s joining the Gas to compete as a No1, not become a back-up.
Brentford terminated his loan at League Two Crawley Town on Wednesday, after he had made 12 appearances in all competitions, and have redirected him to Rovers, but wouldn't have done so without a degree of assurance around his expected first-team minutes.
Balcombe will have to compete for and prove his place on a weekly basis, like everyone else in the squad, but the Gas would not have edged ahead of a number of other clubs in League One without providing the opportunity for regular football.
