Birmingham City agree deal to sign 29 y/o ex-Championship star for Davies

Birmingham Metropolis have now agreed a season-long mortgage transfer for a “unbelievable” attacking participant, based on Sky Sports activities reporter Anthony Joseph.

Birmingham eyeing double signing from Rangers

The Blues’ Championship return is now lower than per week away, with Chris Davies’ facet internet hosting Ipswich City on Friday night, which guarantees to be a memorable event.

Within the meantime, Birmingham are nonetheless pushing for extra signings to provide them the very best likelihood of reaching the Premier League, with a double deal for Rangers duo Ben Davies and Kieran Dowell being eyed up.

Davies spent final season on mortgage at St Andrew’s, enjoying an enormous position in them profitable the League One title in relentless style, beginning 32 league matches and profitable a median of 4.1 aerial duels per recreation. For that cause, a everlasting transfer to the Blues makes good sense.

In the meantime, Dowell additionally was on mortgage at St Andrew’s and may very well be a shrewd addition to Birmingham’s midfield, with the 27-year-old already racking up 123 appearances within the Championship, possessing an enormous quantity of expertise and realizing what it takes to be a hit within the competitors.

Birmingham agree deal to signal “unbelievable” striker

Writing on X, Joseph claimed that Birmingham have now agreed a take care of Ajax to signal striker Chuba Akpom on a season-long mortgage deal.

Nonetheless, since this replace, it has emerged that Championship rivals Middlesbrough want to hijack the Blues’ transfer for the ahead, with Akpom beforehand starring on the Riverside.

Akpom may very well be a superb signing for Birmingham, giving Davies the additional attacking high quality that’s wanted to be promotion contenders in 2025/26.

The 29-year-old is now an skilled striker who has performed at a excessive stage, showing in each the Champions League and the Europa League final season, in addition to being praised by Michael Carrick throughout their time collectively at Middlesbrough, having reached 20 league objectives in a season.

“It is a terrific achievement. It is not simple to attain that many objectives. He is scored all totally different kind of objectives for us since I have been right here. I believed his efficiency was unbelievable. “He will get credit score for his objectives however his efficiency all spherical was terrific.”

Akpom can be a former Golden Boot winner within the Championship, highlighting his pedigree additional, so he may show to be an actual coup for Birmingham if they will get a deal over the road within the coming days.

The mortgage nature of the transfer is arguably supreme, too, and in the event that they win back-to-back promotions, an obligation to purchase may very well be triggered, that means Akpom could have performed an enormous half in that potential success.