West Bromwich Albion want to sign Bristol City’s Aden Flint as a replacement for Jonny Evans according to a report from the Bristol Post.

Earlier in the week, West Brom sold Evans to Leicester City for a fee worth £3.5m. While this was expected due to the high wages he was on and the fact he wants to stay in the top tier to keep his Northern Ireland career continuing, this leaves a hole in their defence. So now they are looking for a replacement to make sure their defence is in good shape going into next season.

And so the club are looking towards Flint who some regard as one of the best central defenders in the Sky Bet Championship. He has been rock solid in the Bristol City back four since he signed for them in 2013, making over 200 appearances in his five years at Ashton Gate. He was also voted as the 27th Best Player in the EFL in our Top 50 Players Countdown.

And now West Brom are looking to sign him but they will have to pay up. The Robins want £9m for him but the Baggies could probably pay that due to the parachute payments they will receive after being relegated from the Premier League. West Brom will also face some competition to sign Flint. There have been reports that Middlesbrough and Fulham want to sign him with the latter having the advantage because of their promotion via the play-offs earlier in the season. Despite that, West Brom will hope to win the race and sign Flint.