Bristol City are set to sign Colchester United goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin.
The 32-year-old is close to joining Lee Johnson’s side, as per a report by Bristol Live.
Gilmartin, who is a former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international, is out-of-contract at Colchester and is set to leave the League Two side on a free transfer.
Championship outfit Bristol City have been in the hunt for a new goalkeeper or two in preparation for the next campaign and seem to have found their man in Gilmartin. The 6ft 5inc shot stopper will provide some back-up and competition in that department.
The Dublin-born ‘keeper started his career at St Kevin’s Boys before moving to England to join Walsall. He initially had loan spells at Worcester City and Hednesford Town prior to making 39 appearances for the Saddlers.
Gilmartin signed for Watford in 2010 and was mainly used as a back-up during his time at Vicarage Road. He had loan stints at Yeovil Town and Crawley Town before Plymouth Argyle snapped him up for a season in 2012.
He returned to Ireland with St Pats Athletic for two years and then moved back to Watford in 2014 as back-up.
Gilmartin joined Colchester in 2017 and has enjoyed playing regular football for the U’s but is now set to link up with Bristol City. He is likely to be the Robins’ first signing of the summer.
