According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish admitted that the club is currently working on signing one or two players this January. He said,

"The owners are looking through lists just now but sometimes it's not that easy .

According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, Everton and Birmingham are both interested in Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic. Jovanovic's contract ends after the season so the club might decide to cash in on him in January.

According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish would like to hold onto goalie Colin Doyle, despite his interest to leave. McLeish said,

"He (Doyle) is our third-choice goalkeeper, he's cover ... We need to have three good goalkeepers, Doyley's had a fair bit of experience without being given the total amount of experience of the other two.

UPDATE: According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has ruled out the possibility of going after Dynamo Kiev striker Andriy Shevchenko. McLeish said,

"Shevchenko is not on my radar. Sammy has not told me he has made inquiries.

According to MirrorFootball, Birmingham are interested in Rangers duo Steven Davis and Kevin Boyd. Boss Alex McLeish is supposedly preparing a £3million bid for Davis and a £1million bid for Boyd, who is out of contract this summer.

According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are thought to be interested in Dynamo Kiev striker Andriy Shevchenko, but he is not a top priority. One of the biggest reasons is because of his large wages.

Other targets mentioned are West Bromwich midfielder Graham Dorrans and QPR's Wayne Routledge.

According to John Cross at MirrorFootball, Portsmouth are leading the chase for Benfica defender Miguel Vitor. Ipswich and Birmingham are thought to be the other two teams in the race for Vitor, who might be loaned out to gain experience.

According to ESPN Soccernet, Carson Yeung and his company Grandtop Holdings announced that they have purchased of 90% of shares in the Birmingham Club. Grandtop made a statement saying,

"Grandtop is pleased to announce that, all conditions of the offer, having been satisfied or waived, the offer is hereby declared unconditional in all respects.

According to Wolverhampton's official website, defender Mark Little was loaned out to Chesterfield for 28 days.

According to Birmingham's official website, Robin Shroot will return to Birmingham in January after an unsuccessful term on loan with Burton Albion FC.

UPDATE: According to Birmingham City's official website, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish admitted that Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel is still a target. He said,

"We have made some contact (with Sporting Gijon) and I think there are some talks going on.

According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham have signed FC Lens defender Gregory Vignal on a one-year deal, with an added one-year option.

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, businessman Carson Yeung is interested in purchasing the Birmingham club for around £70million. The club issued a statement to the Stock Exchange saying,

"The board of Birmingham notes the recent press speculation and confirms that it has received an approach from Grandtop International Holdings Limited which may or may not lead to an offer for the entire issued share capital of the Company.

According to Hull City's official website, striker Jozy Altidore has been granted a work permit to play for Hull City.

According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham goalkeeper Artur Kyrsiak was loaned out to Burton Albion for one-month.

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham City are in the market for a left-back and a centre-back. Several possible centre-backs mentioned are: Bobo Balde, Sol Campbell, and Danny Shittu.

Possible left-backs mentioned in the article include: Armand Traore, Gregory Vignal, and Lee Naylor.

According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish admitted that he is interested in Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel. McLeish said,

"I've watched the guy, I don't think that's any secret.

According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham have agreed to a fee for 20-year-old Galway United midfielder/striker James O'Shea. O'Shea will undergo a medical and discuss personal terms with the club.

According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Leicester City are preparing a £750,000 bid for Birmingham City striker Kevin Phillips.

According to James Nursey at the Daily Mirror, Birmingham goalkeeper Colin Doyle is set to be loaned out with Dundee United leading the way for his services.

According to Stephen Crawford at Goal.com, UEFA is looking to limit the amount of money spent on transfers by clubs. An official statement in UEFAdirect said,

"The aim is for all clubs to be able to live on the income they generate ... A series of incentives and disciplinary action will be examined at the next executive committee meeting.

According to the Daily Mirror, Birmingham are preparing a £4million bid for Reading winger Stephen Hunt.

According to the Daily Mirror, Birmingham City are looking to loan out striker Marcus Bent for the season.

According to Arindam Rej at the Daily Mail, Birmingham's next target is Aston Villa's 22-year-old midfielder Craig Gardner.

UPDATE: According to Birmingham City's official website, Birmingham have completed the signing of Barry Ferguson. Ferguson signed a three-year deal with the club.

July 15th, 2009 According to Birmingham City's official website, Birmingham have agreed to a fee with Glasgow Rangers for midfielder Barry Ferguson.

UPDATE: According to Birmingham City's official website, Birmingham have agreed to a fee with Glasgow Rangers for midfielder Barry Ferguson. Ferguson will travel to Birmingham to try and work out a personal deal.

June 18th, 2009 According to the Daily Mail, Birmingham are preparing a £1million bid for Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson.

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UPDATE: According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham have permenently signed Lee Bowyer on a free transfer. Bowyer signed a two-year deal with the club.

July 2nd, 2009 According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is confident they will sign Lee Bowyer.

According to Robert Tanner at the Sunday Mercury, Birmingham are set to battle with Celtic for free agent and former Arsenal midfielder Amaury Bischoff.

Birmingham are also thought to be interested in defender Solvi Ottesen but a midfielder might be more of a priority.

UPDATE: According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is confident they will sign Lee Bowyer. He said,

"We believe Lee will rejoin the cause and that we can we add other midfielders - one, possibly two before the season starts.

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According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham are still interested in permanently signing West Ham United midfielder Lee Bowyer. Birmingham boss Alex McLeish said,

"Lee did well for us after coming here and he would definitely be a worthy addition to the Birmingham squad.

According to Richard Bailey at Sky Sports News, Birmingham are hoping to sign a few more players within the next couple weeks. Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan said,

"I'd anticipate another three to four players coming in the next two to four weeks."

"We're in advanced stages of negotiations with several clubs for several players but we have a policy for not mentioning who they are because we don't want to let supporters down.

According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham and Burnley are both interested in defender Bobo Balde. Balde said,

"I have an offer of a trial with Birmingham. They have asked me to join them for pre-season when they return on 8th July."

"The club have already told me there will be a two-year contract on the table for me if I do well and impress during my trial period.

UPDATE: According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham have completed the signing of Cardiff City defender Roger Johnson after he signed a three-year deal with the club. The transfer fee is worth £5million.

June 24th, 2009 Birmingham have agreed to a deal with Cardiff to purchase defender Roger Johnson for £5million.

According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are interested in signing Arsenal defender Armand Traore on loan. Traore played for Portsmouth on loan last year.

Arsenal have a decision to make with Traore as they already have Gael Clichy and Kieran Gibbs at the left-back position.

According to Birmingham City's official website,

Birmingham have agreed to a deal with Cardiff to purchase defender Roger Johnson for £5million.

Birmingham have signed Barcelona Sporting Club defender Giovanny Espinoza to a two-year deal.