Cheltenham Town have identified Bristol City striker Sam Bell as one of their top January targets should Nigel Pearson sanction his loan move, Bristol Live understands.
The League One side are managed by former City captain and youth-team coach Wade Elliott who was in attendance to see Bell score twice as the Under-21s beat Sheffield United 4-1 at the High Performance Centre on Monday afternoon.
Bell is not short of suitors should City agree to let him leave temporarily with technical director Brian Tinnion claiming at the beginning of the month that the club have received five loan enquiries from various EFL clubs.