Bristol City have added former Oxford United midfielder Mark Sykes to their ranks but Nigel Pearson is keen to do more business, albeit in a competitive marketplace in which this represents the calm before the storm.
Players are gradually returning from post-season holidays and assessing the options before them, with City fishing in similar pools to many of their Championship rivals as they play a waiting game.
With the exception of Cardiff City, who have made four very early moves, most of the Championship is exactly the same with plenty of speculation and rumour out there over the possible destinations of a number of players. Here is the latest in the second tier…
