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Bobby Reid says he hopes Bristol City fans can accept his reasons for trading his boyhood club for rivals Cardiff City.

The Robins ' top scorer last season made the controversial switch across the Severn last month after Cardiff won promotion to the Premier League.

Reid says realising his dream of Premier League football was too much to turn down, even if it meant leaving Ashton Gate .

"There's a rivalry there but for me Premier League football is where I want to be," admitted Reid to Wales Online .

"I had that opportunity and as a kid I always dreamed of that.

"It's bigger than me just making the Premier League. It's for people who know me and around me just knowing that it is possible to achieve the things you dream of and I couldn't turn it down.

"It's playing in the Premier League, that's the be-all and end-all. I'm going to give my all for every club I play for: I gave my all for Bristol City and I'll do the same for Cardiff. Hopefully fans of both clubs can accept me."

Having had a chance to feature against Manchester City and Manchester United in the Carabao Cup last season for the Robins , Reid said it gave him the third for more.

"I'm the type of person that wants to better myself and keep challenging myself, hence why I wanted to play in the Premier League and pit myself against the best players," he said.

"I had a sniff of it last season playing against Man City and Man United and thought I did pretty well. So if I can do it against them, why not against everyone else?

"Playing against Man United was a crazy experience and scoring at Man City away was another crazy experience. That little taste of it made me want more and to strive for better things."

Reid will be playing with a £10m price tag on his head, but says it is not something he is thinking about.

"I don't deal with pressure," said Reid. "The only pressure comes from putting it on yourself and I'm not doing that, I'm confident in my own ability.

"There's a good team spirit here. Everyone's buzzing. It's the Premier League, what can I say? Hopefully we can surprise a few people and give it a right good go.

"There will be opportunities for us and if we play our cards right, we can definitely stay up. I don't see why not, we got promoted for a reason."