Bradford City to land Championship attacker on loan ahead of Chesterfield and Walsall
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Bradford City are set to win the race for Burnley attacker Michael Mellon on loan, as per journalist Alan Nixon on his Patreon page.
Bradford City are poised to bring in the forward to bolster their attacking ranks ahead of the second-half of the season. He is due to see his deal with Stockport County in League One cut short in order to switch to Valley Parade.
Mellon, 21, joined the Hatters last summer following their promotion from League Two. However, he has struggled for game time under Dave Challinor and will now be handed a change of scene this winter.
In this latest update regarding his situation by reporter Nixon on Patreon, he will be heading to the the Bantams. The same source has recently reported on Patreon that Walsall and Chesterfield wanted him but they will now have to look elsewhere for players in his position before the deadline.
Bradford City to land attacker
Mellon will give Bradford City more competition and depth up top.
It hasn’t gone to plan for him at Stockport County and he needs to be getting regular minutes.
He rose up through the academy at Manchester United and was a regular for the Premier League giants at various different youth levels.
Mellon parted company with the Red Devils in 2019 and was subsequently snapped up by Burnley.
The Scotland youth international is yet to make a senior appearance for the Clarets.
His father, Micky, is the manager of Oldham Athletic and he has also had spells in the past at Fleetwood Town, Shrewsbury Town and Tranmere Rovers.
Prior to linking up with Stockport County, Mellon had been loaned out away from Turf Moor in the past at Morecambe and Dundee to boost his development.
What now?
It appears Bradford City will be his next destination.
Graham Alexander’s side are currently sat in 8th place in the table and are only a point off the play-offs behind Crewe Alexandra.
The Bantams won 3-1 at home to Grimsby Town this weekend after goals by Lewis Richards, Richie Smallwood and Alex Pattison.
They are back in action in the league away at Carlisle United on Saturday.
Chesterfield and Walsall will be disappointed to miss out on Mellon but they both have plenty of time to find other players. The latter are currently top of the league and have been in fine form under Mat Sadler.
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