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Johnson close to striker deal
Bristol City, 17:29, December 23, 2008 ,
MSK Zilina striker Peter Styvar is hoping to clinch a move to Bristol City after scoring a hat-trick while on trail last week.
Gary Johnson brought the 28-year-old Slovenian in for a few days after seeing him score against Aston Villa in Zilina's surprise 2-1 win at Villa Park in the Uefa Cup earlier this month.
And Styvar, playing under the name Pete Shriver, scored a hat-trick for the reserves against Exeter City to show the manager that he can adapt to the pace of English football.
City are now in negotiations with the Slovenian club to add to Johnson's striking options for the second half of the season.
"At the end of last week Peter went through a medical, got familiar with the club's facilities and how the club works and watched the Championship game against Burnley," the 28-year-old's agent Vladamir Varga told SITA.
"Bristol City are interested in Styvar and that has also been caused by his performance against Aston Villa in the Uefa Cup.
"Also Peter, who has one year left on his Zilina contract, would like to move to England which he announced to Zilina representatives.
"An offer from Bristol should arrive to Zilina first thing on Tuesday. In the next few days there should be a decision made about whether Peter's move to Bristol will be done.
"Both sides are keen on making the deal and we are ironing out the last details of the contract. I presume the final decision will come to light within the next 48 hours."