West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion are reportedly interested in Bristol City’s Aden Flint.
West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion are interested in signing Aden Flint from Bristol City in the summer transfer window, according to The Sun.
Flint has been at City since 2013 and has played in over 160 league matches for the Robins so far.
The defender has been in good form in the Championship this season, and has shown that he is ready to step up to the next level.
The Sun has credited Premier League duo West Ham and West Brom with interest in the 27-year-old defender, and City manager Lee Johnson has admitted that Flint could leave the Ashton Gate Stadium in the summer transfer window.
“I can’t give any assurances to be honest,” Johnson told The Sun regarding the future of Flint. “We know what football’s like.
“This happens at Man Utd, Bristol City or Rochdale if a club comes up with a figure that’s big enough to matches the club’s valuation.
“If you feel that the player wants to go – and the player’s quadrupling their wages – and you’ve got a couple of players you can bring in that will be better or better in the future then it’s again just part of football.
“You try and guard against that by giving your better players new contracts, like we did with Aden at the start of the season.
“That means the ball’s in our court if there was a big bid. The timing’s key, but the bigger key is to have ready-made replacements in every position anyway as you’re always susceptible to a late bid.”
Flint is a good central defender, and he could prove to be a smart signing for West Brom or West Ham in the summer transfer window.
City are 17th in the Championship table at the moment with 54 points from 45 matches and should be pleased with the season they have had.
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