Joey Barton insists Aaron Collins has no intention of leaving Bristol Rovers in the January transfer window, with the star striker worth as much as £5million.
Collins enjoyed a golden year in 2022, scoring the goals that fired Barton's Gas to promotion to League One, and he has started brilliantly in the third tier. His man-of-the-match performance in the win against Cheltenham Town on New Year's Day kicked off 2023 in fine style.
A goal and assist in that 2-1 win put him top of the charts for League One in both categories, underlining the dual-threat player he has become for the Gas since overcoming a sluggish start after joining on a free transfer from Forest Green Rovers in 2021.