The transfer dominoes typically begin to fall in the beginning of June. After their summer break, football players are debating whether to stay put or try to make a move when the transfer window opens on June 14.
Birmingham City is preparing for another hectic summer, following a transformative window in which the team brought in 13 new players. After being demoted to League One, only eight of those players are still with the team, and their futures are uncertain.All of us are waiting for the new manager of the club, whoever that person may be, to assemble the team. There’s little doubt that the next CEO won’t have total control. The committee will select the top candidate for each position from among candidates submitted by the recruitment staff who meet the club’s recently implemented possession-based, aggressive philosophy.
Still, we may assume the incoming leader will have a significant voice. Garry Cook, the CEO, stated to BirminghamLive last year that failing to pay attention to the manager’s requirements and desires would be “professionally naive.”
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READ: Blues players’ post-relegation activities as the transfer window approachesarrived in January and soon realized that the absence of technically skilled midfielders was the root of Blues’ inability to maintain possession. To differing degrees of success, Andre Dozzell, Paik Seung-ho, and Alex Pritchard were signed.
A goalie with ball-playing ability will be crucial to Blues’ success with the ball. Since Neil Etheridge left the Blues, there is at least one open position in the goalkeeping unit, and if John Ruddy turns down the current contract offer, there may be more.
