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Gossip: City bid for Orient striker Ballard rejected

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  • Published
    30 June 2026

Bristol City have had a bid for Leyton Orient's English striker Dom Ballard, 21, who scored 23 goals in League One last season, rejected by the east London club. (Football League World), external

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