UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham have made
another bid for Ryan Babel that was once again rejected by
Liverpool.
January 19th, 2010 According to John Cross at MirrorFootball,
Birmingham are preparing to make a third bid for Liverpool
footballer Ryan Babel after having £9million and £10million bids rejected.
According to James Nursey at MirrorFootball, Birmingham boss Alex
McLeish admitted that the club has no chance of permanently signing Manchester
City goalkeeper Joe Hart this month. McLeish said,
"There is no chance of us signing him in January .
UPDATE: According to Francisco Acedo at Sky Sports News,
Birmingham have agreed to a deal with Sporting Gijon for
Michel. The deal is thought to be worth £2.9million and Sporting Gijon will
receive 10% of Michel's transfer fee if he is sold in the future.
According to Alan Nixon at MirrorFootball, Sunderland are interested in signing
Schalke 04 striker Kevin Kuranyi and are prepared to make a bid
of £3.5million. The signing of Kuranyi would most likely lead to the departure of Kenwyne
Jones.
According to ESPN Soccernet, 36-year-old free agent Robert Pires has claimed
that Birmingham and Leicester City are both interested in his
services. The former Villarreal player said,
"There's a few big English teams chasing me .
UPDATE: According to Fulham's official website, Fulham have
completed the signing of AZ Alkmaar striker Moussa Dembele for an
undisclosed fee. Dembele signed a three-year deal with the club.
August 6th 2010: According to Christopher Lepkowski at the Birmingham Mail,
West Bromwich are also interested in Moussa Dembele and have held
talks with his agent.
UPDATE: According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham
have completed the signing of winger Jean Beausejour for an undisclosed fee.
Beausejour signed a four-year deal with the club.
August 31st, 2010 According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham
have agreed to a deal with Club America for winger Jean
Beausejour.
According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex
McLeish admitted that he was interested in Fulham striker Bobby
Zamora and talked to the club privately to see if he could sign him. McLeish said,
"I never went back in for him officially, for Bobby .
UPDATE: According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail,
Birmingham are on the brink of signing Sporting Gijon midfielder
Michel despite recent reports that he was not for sale.
December 31st, 2009 According to Francisco Acedo at Sky Sports News,
Sporting Gijon are not going to sell midfielder Michel despite
strong interest from Birmingham.
UPDATE: According to Arindam Rej at the Daily Mail, Aston
Villa boss Martin O'Neill would like to keep midfielder Craig
Gardner but realizes that it might not be possible. O'Neill said,
"A number have enquired but there's been nothing definite.
UPDATE: According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail,
Birmingham will find out today if they have a deal for Sporting
Gijon midfielder Michel. The club already has arrangements for Michel to
take a physical tomorrow if the two clubs come to an agreement.
UPDATE: According to David Maddock at MirrorFootball,
Liverpool turned down a bid of £9million from Birmingham for
Ryan Babel. The club supposedly wants £12million for Babel, which is what they
paid for him.
January 2nd, 2010 According to ESPN Soccernet, Liverpool are
not trying to sell Ryan Babel.
According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham midfielder
Damien Johnson wants to stay at the club. Johnson's current deal ends after this
season although he has an option if he makes a certain amount of appearances. Johnson said,
"My contract's up, yes, but it's just about staying fit and being available at the moment .
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Ryan Babel's agent
Winnie Haatrecht confirmed that Birmingham made a bid for his
client. Haatrecht told De Telegraaf,
"We know that Liverpool seriously thinks about the offer from Birmingham, we would consider a
deal if both clubs come to an agreement .
According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Celtic winger Aiden
McGeady is not for sale despite interest from Birmingham. McGeady is
rated at around £10million.
According to Sky Sports News, Birmingham have decided against signing
MFK Kosice striker Jan Novak, who spent time training with the
club last month.
According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex
McLeish would neither confirm nor deny that he made an £11 million offer for
Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones. When asked, McLeish said,
"We've made inquiries about a lot of people .
UPDATE: According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham
boss Alex McLeish doesn't expect the deal for Sporting Gijon
midfielder Michel to be completed before Saturday's match against
Manchester United.
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Schalke 04 striker
Kevin Kuranyi is fully committed to the club. Kuranyi said,
"I try not to get involved in it (transfer talk) too much ... I want to have success with
Schalke. We are in a very good situation at the moment.
UPDATE: According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail,
Birmingham are set to hold talks with trialist Giles Barnes, Boss
Alex McLeish said,
"Giles is still training with us. We haven't seen him yet in a game.
UPDATE: According to James Nursey at MirrorFootball,
Wolverhampton are considered the favorites to sign Aston Villa
midfielder Craig Gardner.
January 3rd, 2010 According to Arindam Rej at the Daily Mail, Aston
Villa boss Martin O'Neill would like to keep midfielder Craig
Gardner but realizes that it might not be possible.
According to the Daily Mail, Fulham are considering making a move for
Panathinaikos winger Dimitris Salpigidis. Salpigidis's current
deal with the club is set to expire after the season.
Birmingham and Stoke City are also thought to be
interested.
According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham may pull out of
the bidding for Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones as the total fee
to sign him "has apparently sky-rocketed."
UPDATE: According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss
Alex McLeish expects the deal for Michel to be completed with the
next two days. He said,
"It's looking good in terms of signing Michel. Everything has been agreed, personal terms and a
fee, subject to him passing a medical .
According to Rob Draper at Mail on Sunday, Birmingham are interested in signing
Wigan Athletic striker Hugo Rodallega if they are unable to
secure the services of Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi. It is
reported that Hugo could cost around £10million.
UPDATE: According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham
have signed Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel for £3million.
Michel signed a two-and-a-half year deal with the club.
January 10th, 2010 According to the Birmingham Mail,
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish expects the deal for
Michel to be completed with the next two days.
According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham have released defender
Giovanny Espinoza. The 32-year-old joined the club back in June.
According to James Nursey at MirrorFootball, Birmingham are interested in
signing Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko and are willing to
pay up to £10million for him.
UPDATE: According to Jamie Casey at Sky Sports News, Wigan
Athletic striker Hugo Rodallega is not for sale. Manager Roberto
Martinez said,
"I said at the beginning of the season that we have players in that period of their career who
are ready to develop for the next few years and they can play as high as they want .
According to the Daily Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is
interested in signing Red Bull Salzburg striker Marc Janko.
However it is reported that club wants around £6.5million for the 6ft 5in forward.
UPDATE: According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail,
Birmingham are close to a deal for Craig Gardner. However it is
reported that the two clubs are having a tough time agreeing on "add-on payments."
January 15th, 2010 According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail,
Birmingham have made a bid of £3million for Aston Villa
midfielder Craig Gardner that was rejected.
UPDATE: According to Birmingham's official website, the deal has been
completed. Gardner has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with the club.
January 22nd, 2010 According to Birmingham's official website,
Birmingham have agreed to pay £3million for Craig Gardner.
According to Pa Sports at MirrorFootball, Schalke had accepted an offer for
striker Kevin Kuranyi but the player turned down the move.
Birmingham and Sunderland had been linked with Kuranyi the
past few months.
According to the Daily Mail, Birmingham are interested in
Portsmouth winger Nadir Belhadj and are looking to sign him for
around £3million.
It is also reported that Portsmouth are trying to sign Spartak Moscow
footballer Quincy Owusu-Abeyie as a replacement.
According to the Daily Mail, Leicester City are interested in signing
Birmingham defender Martin Taylor. However it is reported that
Leicester City want Taylor on loan while Birmingham want to permanently sell him.
According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are still willing to listen to
offers for striker Marcus Bent. Manager Alex McLeish said,
"I did say to Marcus a wee while ago that we would listen to offers ... Nothing's changed from
that point .
According to Neil Allen at The News, Portsmouth are prepared to cash in on
Younes Kaboul and Nadir Belhadj this week.
Kaboul has been linked with Tottenham and Manchester City and
is valued at around £11million.
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, the deal for Fabrizio
Miccoli is dead as Miccoli pledged his loyalty to Palermo at a recent
press conference. Miccoli said,
"I would like to start by thanking Birmingham for the offer because to receive an offer like
this, despite having just had an operation on torn cruciate knee ligaments, was unexpected.
UPDATE: According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail,
Birmingham are prepared to make a second offer for the defender
Clyne.
June 15th, 2010 According to James Nursey at MirrorFootball,
Birmingham are in advanced negotiations with Crystal Palace to
sign defender Nathaniel Clyne.
According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham defender Stuart
Parnaby has signed a new deal with the club that will keep him their until June of
2011.
