Nigel Pearson admits the door will never be closed for Joe Bryan to one day make a Bristol City return and he respects the former Robins defender for being honest over his reservations regarding a transfer this summer.
City were close to bringing Bryan back to Ashton Gate as his contract at Fulham expires and it’s understood that personal terms were initially agreed only for the 29-year-old to then contact both Pearson and technical director Brian Tinnion to inform them he was having second thoughts, which included a desire to play abroad having spent the last season on loan at Nice.
However, the Telegraph reported on Monday that Bryan is in talks with Championship rivals Millwall - one of the six clubs to have made him an offer at the end of last season - and could even undergo a medical later this week should negotiations progress.
