Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has declared that the £4million plus fee Burnley paid MK Dons for Scott Twine last summer is the “starting point” for any clubs willing to discuss the prospect of signing top scorer Aaron Collins.
Barton is anticipating offers for his star man after Collins finished his first campaign in League One with 16 goals and 11 assists in 46 games - a goal involvement every 144 minutes - and was named the division’s Player of the Season.
Collins’ production, in a lower mid-table side, coupled with that accolade and the volume of scouts from different clubs that have watched him this season indicates that Rovers will receive something in terms of a credible approach, most likely to be from a Championship club.
