Nigel Pearson has indicated he sees Max O’Leary as Bristol City’s No1 for the season ahead and the prospect of signing a new goalkeeper will be dictated by what happens over pre-season, rather than it being a priority at this moment in time.
O’Leary made 37 appearances for the Robins last season - 50 per cent of his total matches for the club since making his debut in January 2016 - having successfully wrestled the gloves from Dan Bentley, who was sold to Premier League Wolves in January in anticipation of his contract expiring this summer.
City have three keepers who could be categorised as "senior" in O’Leary, Stefan Bajic and Harvey Wiles-Richards. Then again, the latter two are both aged 21 and Bajic has played just 90 minutes for the club since signing last summer, while Wiles-Richards has only ever appeared on the bench.
