Sheff Wed, Pompey and Preston stars top Bristol City fans nine-man wishlist as message sent to Nigel Pearson

Christmas is just around the corner and so is the opening of the January transfer window. It’s just over a week until the big day, with a busy festive period of football, with three games crammed in from Boxing Day to the New Year.

It’s Stoke City at Ashton Gate in the final game before Christmas for Bristol City this Saturday, but there’s another big day on the horizon, the opening of the January transfer window. The winter window isn’t something that Nigel Pearson usually utilises but he wants to do business, though he has admitted he will have to move players on if he wants to recruit new players.

There are several players out of contract in the summer and moving them on six months early might be a wise decision, but there can’t be too many wholesale changes. City’s squad is slightly settled with the prime target this window being a centre-back to plug their woes at the back.

Pearson wants to do business early as it gives players more time to settle in, but that will mean preparing players to leave. In terms of incomings, there’s been links to Macauley Langstaff, a non-league hot-shot from Notts County, as well as Brighton’s Evan Ferguson and Torino centre-back Koffi Djidji.

City fans know that they’re not going to be able to splash the cash, but that doesn’t stop them from wanting to see new players at the club. We’ve asked the readers of BristolWorld, what players they’d like to see come through the door at the High Performance Centre.

We also asked what position is a priority to Pearson. Here’s what the fans have called for…

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Mark Roe: We need a striker and a couple of defenders

Andy Moore: Bradley Dack

Brandon Denyer: Mads Andersen from Barnsley, phenomenal defender

Adrian Shallis: Johnson at Preston

Kane Davis: Anis Mehmeti from Wycombe, more creativity in the midfield and an attacking mindset, would reduce reliance on Scott having to over commit

Kane Davis: Possibly even Macaulay Langstaff from Notts County, 21 goals already this season and could mean that the overall wage bill would be reduced as signing him would allow us to sell another

Andy Gould: Striker

Carl James: Joe Bryan

Jai Johannes Brouwer: Holding midfield player and get rid of Semenyo

Bill Holbrook: A quality centre-back

Mark Stallard: Ronan Curtis from Portsmouth

Luke Scirvin: Barry Bannan

Jamie Bryant: Luton striker Adebayo

Nicholas Campbell: Big strong striker. Fast winger…