Aden Flint wanted by West Ham and West Brom as Bristol City boss Lee Johnson admits he could struggle to keeper defender
Former non-league defender Flint, 27, has been superb for Robins since joining from rivals Swindon in 2013
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BRISTOL CITY manager Lee Johnson admits he faces a battle to keep Premier League target Aden Flint next season.
Centre-back Flint is wanted by West Ham and West Brom.
And Johnson says that the former non-league giant could go if a Prem club is prepared to pay bigger money for him.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's final day clash at home to relegation-haunted Birmingham, Johnson said: “I can't give any assurances to be honest.
"We know what football's like.
“This happens at Man Utd, Bristol City or Rochdale if a club comes up with a figure that's big enough to matches the club's valuation.
“If you feel that the player wants to go - and the player's quadrupling their wages - and you’ve got a couple of players you can bring in that will be better or better in the future then it's again just part of football.
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“You try and guard against that by giving your better players new contracts, like we did with Aden at the start of the season.
"That means the ball's in our court if there was a big bid.
“The timing's key, but the bigger key is to have ready-made replacements in every position anyway as you're always susceptible to a late bid.”