Randell set to leave Plymouth amid Bristol City interest

Adam Randell's final goal for Argyle came in a 1-1 draw at Derby County in November

New Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says he is resigned to losing midfielder Adam Randell.

Speculation has linked the homegrown 24-year-old with a move to Championship side Bristol City after Argyle were relegated to League One last month.

Randell played 173 games for the Pilgrims over seven years and scored 10 goals and has a year remaining on his contract.

"You're going to have a lot of interest and especially when there's buy-out clauses and things like that, so there's a strong possibility that that happens," Cleverley said.

"He's a player that I really admire. When we played Plymouth in the cup last year and speaking to Wayne (Rooney), he spoke really highly of him and being a midfielder myself he's someone who I've paid a lot of attention to over the last 10 months.

"I'm disappointed I'm not able to work with him but I'll never stand in the way of anyone wanting to play at the top level.

"Let's hope that our players are playing at that level together at Argyle and we don't lose too many of them."