Nigel Pearson hasn’t exactly closed the loan market off for Bristol City but has once again voiced his scepticism over the efficiency of operating that way, and should the Robins sign anyone on a temporary basis from a Premier League club, it’ll be much later in the summer.
Over his four transfer windows since becoming City manager, Pearson has never once loaned a player into his first-team squad, instead electing to recruit permanent transfers or promote from within the academy.
The Robins are an anomaly in the Championship for such a practice as many of their rivals' squads are populated by up to four loan players, with notable successes last season being Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Manchester City to Burnley), Amad Diallo (Manchester United to Sunderland) and Ryan Giles (Wolves to Middlesbrough).
