My thoughts on the latest Championship transfer rumours

Andre Gray - Brentford to Bristol City - £9million

Yesterday this transfer became a possibility as a £9million bid was accepted from Bristol City. The 24 year old made his name at Conference side Luton Town and was signed by Brentford on the 27th June 2014 and since then has notched up an impressive 20 goals in 52 appearances including 2 goals in as many games during this campaign. Despite his impressive goalscoring record during his career making him subject to interest from Premier League clubs including Arsenal and West Ham, it looks likely that he will be joining the League One champions Bristol City. Following the departure of Jay Emmanuel Thomas to QPR, it means that he will most likely be partnering Kieran Agard in Bristol City strike force. If the Bristol City midfielders can get good service into the clinical finisher, this could be one of the signings of the season and could certainly help consolidate City's place in a very competitive league.

Michail Antonio - Nottingham Forest to Derby - Around £4million

Another player who has been heavily linked with a Premier League move this summer is the English winger after several impressive performances last season. I find the winger to be a very entertaining player to watch as he's not afraid to take on his man and let fly from distance so it's no surprise that Forest would like to hold onto him. With 3 goals in as many games this year, he looks in the form of his career at this point. The winger is a nightmare for defenders as he is good in the air, shows great pace and athleticism and can finish just as well with his left foot as he can with his right. However, the positive news for Derby fans is that Antonio was left out of the squad for Tuesday night's goalless draw at Charlton due to him not being 'in the right frame of mind to play a game of football.' Whether this move will happen or not, I am still not sure but one thing I do know is that if Derby do sign him, he could be the difference between them reaching the playoffs or getting automatic promotion.

Benik Afobe - Wolves to Norwich - No official bid as of yet

After being tipped to be the next big thing after being voted the Arsenal U-18 player of the season in 2009-10, the 22 year old striker was never given a single appearance for the senior team and was instead sent out on loan for the next 5 seasons where he never really managed to continue his U-18 goal scoring record until he went on loan to MK Dons. This is where he stepped up his game, firing in 19 goals in 31 games before being signed by Wolves on the 14th January 2015 for a fee rumoured to be around £2million. Since then Benik Afobe has managed to find the best goal scoring form of his career so far scoring 13 goals in 21 games. His form last year makes it clear to see why there is interest from Premier League sides and if Norwich did get him I believe he would add a lot to the squad and ease the pressure on the Canaries' forward Cameron Jerome as both would be able to find the net on multiple occasions. However, I believe this transfer will not happen this year as Wolves have made it clear that the English forward is not for sale as they are probably hoping that he will play just as well as he did last season in order to fire Wolves back into the Premier League and if they don't get promoted, they could make a large profit on selling him next year.

Charlie Austin - QPR to most Premier League Clubs - QPR want around £15million

Charlie Austin epitomizes the proper footballer and is an inspiration to many young footballers. He started his career in the lower leagues at Kintbury Rangers and after hard work and a fantastic goal scoring record, he has managed to work his way up to being a recognised striker and now an England international. After proving himself on the highest stage last season having managed to find the net on 18 occasions in 36 games, a phenomenal tally for his maiden year in the Premier League. His amazing performances were not enough to keep QPR in the top flight, however there are a number of clubs who are after Austin's signature and it's fair to say, that's the league he deserves to be in. Rumours show that Newcastle United's interest in him has ended but this transfer should be a certain one, as long as clubs are willing to meet the £15million valuation. Let's be fair, if Raheem Sterling is worth £50million then £15million for Charlie Austin is a bargain but that's a story for another day. With Les Ferdinand confirming recently that "Two firm bids have been received", could Charlie Austin be signing for your club?