Bristol City are set to beat Cardiff City to the signature of Norwich City’s Marley Watkins according to a report from BBC Sport.
Watkins signed for Norwich last summer but despite being a big signing for the then newly appointed head coach Daniel Farke he struggled to get a place in the first team. This meant it was likely that Watkins would leave the club this summer as he would want to get more regular football so he could keep his place in the Wales national squad.
And he will be heading closer to Wales as he is nears signing with Bristol City. Cardiff had been interested in signing Watkins following their promotion but their bid was rejected. It’s also likely that he would not want to head to the Welsh capital because even though it would mean playing in the Premier League, he might be set with the same problems he has had with Norwich. At Bristol City, he could easily make himself into a star player.
This is made more true as it is a chance for Watkins to reunite with his old manager Lee Johnson. He was the man who brought Watkins to England by signing him for Barnsley back in 2015. He would hit some of the best form of his career at the Tykes, helping them to get promoted to the Sky Bet Championship and then establish themselves a safe spot n that league. It was this form that earned him a move to Norwich last year.
