Birmingham are already bracing themselves for bids when it comes to Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund-linked Jude Bellingham, with Blues boss Pep Clotet conceding it could be a “busy summer”.
A highly-rated academy graduate at St Andrew’s is attracting mounting interest from afar at just 16 years of age.
Having burst onto the scene in the Championship, it is now being suggested that he could be offered a step up onto Premier League or Bundesliga stages. Plenty are willing to buy into his obvious potential, with leading sides across Europe eager to acquire the services of a player who could star for them over a prolonged period of time.