Nigel Pearson admits the club aren’t shying away from the fact that Han-Noah Massengo is pursuing opportunities beyond Bristol City and indicated the midfielder’s contract situation has pushed him further down the pecking order at Ashton Gate.
Massengo has been dropped from the last two City squads against Millwall and West Brom, and lined up for the Under-21s against QPR on Tuesday lunchtime while the senior squad were preparing for their Championship game at the Hawthorns a few hours later.
With the 21-year-old’s contract expiring at the end of this season and a new offer remaining unsigned for at least 10 months, the increasing expectation is that Massengo will leave in 2023 and, speaking on Thursday, Pearson has conceded the likelihood of that happening for the first time.
