Famara Diedhiou has to put up with a lot so far this season when it comes to his club career at EFL Championship side Bristol City.

Firstly, Benik Afobe arrived on loan from Stoke City in August to relegate Diedhiou to the bench at Ashton Gate and Afobe went on to score three goals in five games before rupturing his anterior cruciate knee ligament, ruling him out for the season. Diedhiou has then fought tooth and nail to get back into the City starting 11, however, has had to share the game time with youngster Antoine Semenyo.

And ever since Afobe picked up his injury a month ago, Bristol City have been linked to multiple strikers who are all in a similar style for Diedhiou. The latest style that Bristol City are rumoured to be interested in is striker Uche Ikpeazu from Hearts.

Ikpeazu is a 6'3" target man who came up through the youth ranks at Reading and spent time on loan with Didcot Town, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale and Blackpool before joining Cambridge United permanently where he spent two years and then earned his move to the Scottish leagues last year.

Since signing for Hearts, the forward has scored 10 goals and led the Hearts line well, as rumours surrounding the interest in him, not just from Bristol City but also QPR and Wigan Athletic is sure to turn a players' head.

However, Diedhiou is most likely to be concerned for his spot at Bristol City now as it could spell the beginning of the end for the Senegal international if Ikpeazu was to move to Bristol City in the January transfer window.

Ikpeazu shares similar traits to Diedhiou in terms of both players being strong and a typical target man and not known for netting hatfuls of goals a season, but are instead steady and consistent.

Diedhiou will be feeling that with this latest speculation, his spot within the Bristol City squad and chances of seeing the season out under Lee Johnson now look slimmer than before. With upcoming talent Semenyo and City still after a new striker, Diedhiou's days may be numbered in the south west.

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