Premier League giants Arsenal and Liverpool are reportedly keeping tabs on Bristol City’s Championship starlet Lloyd Kelly.
Bristol City could be about to lose another of their prized assets with Lloyd Kelly at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war between Arsenal and Liverpool, according to the Mail.
Lee Johnson’s side lost a number of key players last summer, Aden Flint, Bobby Reid and Joe Bryan all leaving Ashton Gate. And, after they missed out on a place in the Championship play-off places, young defender Kelly is now expected to attract plenty of interest.
The Mail claims that Arsenal have watched the versatile 20-year-old on a number of occasions recently, although Unai Emery’s side will likely face competition from Liverpool for a player who has starred at left-back but appears to have a bright future at centre-half.
The England U21 international has started 26 Championship games this season for Bristol City. And his ball-playing style should stand him in good stead if he moves to Arsenal or Liverpool, where he could be tasked with replacing either Nacho Monreal or Alberto Moreno.
Bristol City manager Johnson has been very vocal about his belief that Kelly has the potential to play at the very top of English football.
“He’s a Rolls Royce of a player when it comes to moving and he’s a great technical player,” Johnson has said, as reported by the Bristol Post.
“Physically in the Championship, Lloydy is 6ft 3in, but he looks a bit slight. But if you see him at his own level he looks an absolute beast.”
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