Adam Webster may have spent just one season at Ashton Gate, but he’s fondly remembered by Bristol City supporters thanks to his performances for the Robins and the sizeable profit he made the South West club.
His performances for the club during the 2018/19 season led to him earning a move to Premier League side Brighton, and nearly five years on, he’s still with the Seagulls as they’ve cemented their position as one of the country’s best run clubs.
Whilst Bristol City supporters would have wished to have seen more of Webster at Ashton Gate, they made a profit on the player when he departed for Brighton, so he proved a very shrewd signing.
Bristol City sold Webster for a reported fee of £20million, a huge amount of money for the club to add to their coffers and showed how Championship clubs can develop talented players before selling them on for large sums of money, a sustainable business model for clubs.
Adam Webster’s time at Bristol City
The centre-back arrived from fellow Championship club Ipswich Town in the summer of 2018, for an initial fee of £3.5million, but could potentially rise to £8million, depending on various clauses, according to The Guardian.
A fee of up to £8million is a lot of money for a Championship side to spend, but in hindsight Robins boss Lee Johnson made the right decision when he decided to sign the then 23-year-old.
Webster had played 29 times for Ipswich the previous season, but had struggled with injuries, so it was a definite risk in forking out so much money to sign the player.
