Northampton Town manager Jon Brady insists talks are ongoing with centre-back Fraser Horsfall amid interest from Bristol City but has indicated an internal deadline has been set before the Cobblers have to move on and try to find a replacement.
Bristol World reported on Tuesday that City were leading the race for the out-of-contract defender who was a mainstay in a miserly Cobblers backline as they missed out on promotion from League Two.
Although he’s never played in the Championship, Horsfall’s size and aerial power offers the sort of attributes Nigel Pearson wants in a centre-back as he seeks to address the Robins’ poor defensive record in 2021/22 as they shipped the second-most goals in the Championship.