It's starting to look like the summer transfer window could be both vital and very busy for Bristol City. 

Whether Nigel Pearson is going to be leading the Robins is unclear but whoever is in charge is going to have some big decisions to make.

A significant number of senior players are out of contract in the summer and City's recent form would indicate that a shakeup in the squad could be just what the club needs to help them make forward progress.

Should players leave, you'd imagine Mark Ashton and co. will be busy trying to replace them – whether that be via permanent transfers, loan deals, or snapping up free agents.

The Robins have done some very shrewd bits of business in the past and with that in mind, we've been looking back at some of their greatest ever foreign imports.

In fact, we've ranked their top 10 – trying to blend new and old – let us know if you agree or disagree...

We start the list at number 10 with the current City captain and the club's record signing, with the Robins having paid Chelsea a reported fee in the region of £8 million to sign the Czech international in 2019.

It may seem early to put him among the top 10 foreign imports but he's already made more than 100 appearances and his quality as a defender is beyond doubt.

More a no-nonsense, physical defender than the ball-playing centre-backs that are popular in the modern game, Kalas' ability to predict danger and stop it makes him priceless to the Robins at the moment and surely someone that Pearson will be looking to build his side around.

Jamie McAllister was a fantastic servant for the Robins – both as a player and as a coach.

Having signed in August 2006, the left-back was a key man in both the 2006/07 League One promotion and 2007/08 Championship play-off final campaigns.

A ferocious competitor, dogged defender, and a full-back that was partial to more than the odd flying overlap, the Scotsman notched up more than 200 appearances in a City shirt in his six years in Bs3.

He wasn't done there either and later returned to serve as one of Lee Johnson's assistant managers between 2016 and 2020.

If football is all about entertainment, then it's hard to look much further than Albert Adomah – a player that consistently got fans on their feet during his time at Ashton Gate.

The tricky winger is still plying his trade in the Championship but Robins supporters will look back on the Ghana international's three seasons at Ashton Gate very fondly.

And rightly so, having joined from Barnet, Adomah contributed 17 goals and 29 assists for City before Middlesbrough signed him in August 2013.

On his day, just a truly wonderful player to watch and someone that will have given Robins supporters so much enjoyment.

A proper midfield general that could do everything and a fantastic servant to the club, Marvin Elliott never quite seems to get the appreciation that he arguably deserves.

The Jamaica international joined City in 2007 and was named in the PFA Team of the Year as he helped his side reach the play-off final.

Premier League clubs came calling but the Robins managed to hold on to Elliott and by the time his seven years at Ashton Gate were done, the midfielder had made more than 250 appearances for the South West side.

Injuries may have hampered the latter part of his City career but he deserves recognition.

To many, Adriano Basso is the South West club's greatest modern goalkeeper – though Dan Bentley would likely have a lot to say about that.

The Brazilian was playing for non-league Woking before he joined the Robins in 2005 but quickly established himself as their number one.

Basso produced some remarkable saves in his five seasons with City and made 165 appearances in total.

The shot-stopper was a central figure as the Ashton Gate outfit won first promotion to the Championship and then made it to the play-off final the following season.

He remains a firm fan favourite at Ashton Gate, which is justification enough for his place on this list.

A proper cult hero, Dariusz Dziekanowsk only spent one season with the Robins but it was a magical one.

The Polish forward formed a special forward partnership with Andy Cole in the 1992/93 season.

Cole would join Newcastle United at the end of that campaign, while Dziekanowski moved to Legia Warsaw but while he

The man supporters lovingly refer to as 'Jackie' remains a very popular figure among the Ashton Gate faithful and likely the only complaints about him being on this list will be that he doesn't feature higher up.

Shaun Goater's two-year spell at City may look small in comparison to the service of some of the players on this list but given how lethal he was in front of goal, we just had to include him on this list.

The striker joined from Rotherham United for £175,000 in 1996 and scored 45 times in his 81 appearances in a Robins shirt.

Goater was rewarded with a place in the PFA Team of the Year and he fired them to the play-offs in 1996/97 and then promotion in 1997/98 – finishing as their top scorer in both seasons.

Unfortunately for Robins supporters, Manchester City splashed £400,000 to prize the Bermuda international away ahead of the 1998/99 season

The first of three Scotsman atop our list, Gerry Gow was born in Glasgow but made his first appearance for City at the age of just 17 in 1969.

He stayed at Ashton Gate for 11 years and was the Robins' midfield enforcer as they worked their way up to the First Division for the first time in their history under Alan Dicks' management in 1976.

When he left the club to join Manchester City at the age of 28 in 1981, Gow had notched up nearly 450 appearances for the South West club.

You feel Pearson would absolutely love to have a player like the Scotsman in his squad at the moment.

Rolling back the years once again, Edinburgh-born striker Tom Ritchie comes in at number two on our list.

Another that had multiple spells with the Robins, only the great John Atyeo scored more goals for the South West club than his 132, while only four players have made more appearances for City.

Signed by Alan Dicks in July 1969, Ritchie was a key man as the Robins made it to the top tier of English football in 1976 – to this day their only spell at the highest level.

He left Ashton Gate after their relegation in 1981 but would rejoin the following year and lead the line for them until 1984.

From midfield wizard to hilarious kitman and community figure, Scott Murray's contributions to Bristol City Football Club should not be underappreciated – hence he tops our list.

His current duties at Ashton Gate aside, the Scotsman was a phenomenal performer on the pitch for the Robins.

Across two spells in Bs3, Murray worked his way onto not just the list of all-time appearances, with 426, but also all-time goalscorers, with 91.

He was a key part of the side that won promotion to the Championship in 2006/07 and then made it to the play-off final the following year.

Beyond that though, the 46-year-old was pure and simply an entertainer.