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From Prague to Vilamoura to Dubai and back to the Portuguese golf resort, Tomas Kalas has kept Bristol City fans guessing over his future as he's been documenting his travels on Instagram over the last seven weeks.

Each post has been accompanied by a string of messages trying to woo him back to Ashton Gate following his successful season on loan alongside Adam Webster in the 2018/19 campaign.

And Kalas is close to delivering some closure on this short but eventual chapter after publishing a video over the weekend arriving back to his house in Ascot with the caption, "Home Sweet Home".

As Bristol Live reported last Thursday , Kalas has agreed a permanent transfer to the Robins and the deal is expected to be announced on Monday.

Kalas' return was confirmed within his inner circle last week and was a subject of conversation among Bristol City's squad as they returned to pre-season training last week.

The transfer will be a new club record arrival of £8 million, plus clauses, eclipsing the £5.3m City paid to Angers for Famara Diedhiou in 2017.

The Czech Republic international will also become the club's highest-paid player on a salary in the region of £25,000-a-week.

City have been successful in bringing the 26-year-back to BS3 due to a combination of Lee Johnson's influence, the familiarity of the team, the project being undertaken at Ashton Gate and Kalas feeling settled in Bristol.

Having experienced four loan moves over the last five years and with no first-team prospects at Chelsea, now in his mid-20s Kalas was keen to finally put down some football roots and in City he sees a club destined for bigger things.

Celtic had declared their interest and were willing to pay in the region of £5m but Kalas' mind was made up, providing personal terms could be agreed.

City have been carefully building up to his arrival with a series of transfer announcements, beginning with Jay Dasilva on Wednesday and then Sammie Szmodics and goalkeeper Daniel Bentley following on Friday.

Kalas is seen, for obvious reasons, as the marquee arrival and his confirmation is likely to command a significant social media campaign which could also coincide with the launch of the club's new away kit.

He may not be the only new arrival at the club today with the acquisitions of left-back Tommy Rowe from Doncaster Rovers and veteran goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin also expected over the coming days.

Kalas' now former Chelsea teammate Kasey Palmer also remains on the radar for Johnson, having worked extensively throughout the off-season to improve his fitness levels.