Bristol City’s decision-making ahead of the summer has already been decisive with a number of key moves, both into and out of the club; the sale of Dan Bentley, the termination of Chris Martin and Timm Klose’s contracts, the loan exit of Han-Noah Massengo, plus the deadline day additions of Harry Cornick and Anis Mehmeti.
Both those forwards were earmarked for approaches at the end of the season but Antoine Semenyo’s sale to Bournemouth allowed the Robins to bring their plans forward and safeguarded their chances of landing the duo in what is always a competitive market.
The departures of Bentley, Martin and Klose ensured their futures weren’t the subject of any conjecture over the second half of the campaign and while money would have needed to be spent in terms of the latter duo, the small transfer fee received for Bentley plus the cost saving on his wage, in particular, and Massengo’s ensured that made sound financial sense.
