Exeter City plus League Two Mansfield Town and Colchester United are the clubs to have shown an early interest in signing Alfie Kilgour from Bristol Rovers, Bristol Live understands, as Joey Barton looks to tweak and upgrade his squad this month.
Barton admitted at the end of December that Kilgour, who joined Rovers' academy when he was eight, could be moving on from the Gas having made just five starts all season and with the need to reinforce his defence over the second half of the campaign.
The centre-back is the longest-serving player at the club having made 119 appearances since his debut in March 2019, but after an injury-riddled season in 2021/22 has found opportunities limited following the loan arrivals of Lewis Gibson and Bobby Thomas.
