According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Bolton and
Birmingham are interested in Anderlecht midfielder Lucas
Biglia.
According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Birmingham is going after
Newcastle defender David Edgar. The club is thought to have
offered Edgar a four-year deal.
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.
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Birmingham have completed
the signing of Santos Laguna striker Cristian Benitez.
Although the fee is undisclosed, they believe it will be around £9million. Benitez will undergo
a physical next week.
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Fulham are set to join
in the bidding for Standard Liege defender Oguchi Onyewu.
June 10th, 2009 According to Giscard Gourizro at Sky Sports
News, Standard Liege defender Oguchi Onyewu admitted that
Birmingmham have made him an offer.
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.
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.
We have recently made changes to the site due to the teams being promoted and relegated.
Unfortunately we only cover the teams in the Premier League so we will stop covering Newcastle,
Middlesbrough, and West Bromwich unless of course the rumor affects a Premier League team. These
three teams have had their categories removed in the sidebar.
According to James Nursey at the Daily Mirror, Birmingham are interested in
Barcelona Sporting Club defender Giovanny Espinoza.
Boss Alex McLeish is planning on scouting Espinoza when he plays for Ecuador
against Argentina.
According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, along with Giovanny Espinoza,
Birmingham is going after Cardiff's Roger Johnson and
Coventry's Scott Dann.
UPDATE: According to Andy Walker at Birmingham Mail, Barcelona Sporting
Club defender Giovanny Espinoza has agreed to join
Birmingham and is now just waiting for a work permit. Espinzoa has agreed to a
two-year deal with the club.
According to Giscard Gourizro at Sky Sports News, Standard Liege defender
Oguchi Onyewu admitted that Birmingmham have made him an offer.
He said,
"I have many offers and I want to play in England so the Birmingham offer is there ... We
will know by the weekend.
According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham have signed
Coventry City defender Scott Dann. The fee for Dann is
undisclosed.
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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 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.
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.
Simon Jones at the Daily Mail prepared a transfer guide of every team for the upcoming transfer
window. The article lists what each club needs, who they will buy, and their likely budget. This is
a great read for all you fans out there.
According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Mail, Portsmouth defender
Djimi Traore would like to make his loan deal permanent with
Birmingham. He said,
"The discussions between my agent and the club are still going on and we are looking for the
right deal .
According to Sky Sports, Birmingham have made an official offer for
Santos Laguna striker Cristian Benitez. Benitez's advisor
Barry McIntosh said,
"Birmingham has made an official offer for the player, who is one of the most talented
players in South America and, at the moment, is playing his trade in the professional league in
Mexico for Santos Laguna,"
"Naturally, the offer from Birmingham is being seriously considered, but in the past 24
hours there has been a number of other interested parties in England who are looking to up their
bid to secure the player.
According to Michael Morgan at the Daily Mirror, Birmingham boss Alan
McLeish is preparing to offer £1.5million for Sheffield Wednesday
goalkeeper Lee Grant.
According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Wolverhampton and
Birmingham are both interested in Bolton defender Danny
Shittu. Shittu is valued at around £2million.
UPDATE: According to Ricky Brooks at Goal.com, Aston Villa and
Birmingmham are planning to send scouts to watch Wolverhampton
target Nenad Milijas.
June 2nd, 2009 According to Ricky Brooks at Goal.
UPDATE: According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Post,
Birmingham is looking to sign another South American player, which seems to be
Giovanny Espinoza. Co-owner David Sullivan said,
"We're hoping to sign a few more players from South America in the next two to three
weeks.
According to BBC Sport, Birmingham had £3million and £5million bids rejected
by Cardiff City for 26-year-old defender Roger Johnson.
Hi everybody. Just informing you that we have just added a new section to the sidebar called
"Top Rumored Targets." Here you will find a few players who have many rumors going on about them
such as Lavezzi, Ronaldo, etc. Certain players will be added or dropped from the list depending on
the rumors throughout the summer.
According to Fulham's official website, Fulham have signed Birmingham
City defender Stephen Kelly to a three-year deal.
According to the Daily Mail, Birmingham are preparing a £1million bid for
Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson.
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.
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 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.
We have just added a new page called "Fan Rumors" which is located in the navigation bar above
and in the sidebar under Site Features.
Have we missed a rumor that you know of or do you know of an inside source for a transfer about
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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.
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.
According to the Daily Mirror, Birmingham City are looking to loan out striker
Marcus Bent for the season.
According to the Daily Mirror, Birmingham are preparing a £4million bid for
Reading winger Stephen Hunt.
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 Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Leicester City are preparing a
£750,000 bid for Birmingham City striker Kevin Phillips.
