Birmingham City are now keen on signing a £15k-per-week Premier League player to fuel next season’s promotion charge, according to a report.
Blues eyeing back-to-back promotions
Birmingham were always expected to return to the Championship this season, but they managed to do so in emphatic fashion, sealing the League One title by amassing 111 points, which is a new EFL record.
However, the third-tier title triumph is just the first step of the journey under the helm of chairman Tom Wagner, who has made it clear the Blues will not be resting on their laurels in the summer transfer window, saying: “We won’t rest until we’re at the very, very top – that’s the objective,”
“I can assure you that this summer we will be working harder than we did last summer.”
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Jay Stansfield finished the season with 19 League One goals, but there are signs that a striker with more experience at Championship level could be brought in this summer, with Torino’s Che Adams believed to be of interest.
Not only that, but Birmingham are also looking to bolster their options at the opposite end of the pitch, with a report from EFL Analysis revealing they are now plotting a move for AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers.
The Blues are looking to assemble a squad capable of winning another promotion next season, and Travers is on their wishlist, with the goalkeeper unlikely to remain at the Vitality Stadium beyond the end of the season.
The 25-year-old joined Middlesbrough on loan in the January transfer window, where he seemingly caught the eye, with a number of other unnamed clubs said to be queuing up for his signature.
"Brilliant" Travers could be coup for Birmingham
The 6 foot 3 colossus has impressed Michael Carrick during his time at the Riverside Stadium, with reporter Craig Johms describing him as the “big positive” from Boro’s January transfer window.
Having impressed for a play-off-chasing Championship side in the second half of the campaign, there are clear signs the £15k-a-week goalkeeper could fit the bill for Birmingham, given that they have aspirations of a Premier League return.
Scott Parker was left impressed by the Irishman’s performances for Bournemouth in their promotion-winning 2021-22 campaign, saying: “It’s a sign of a top ‘keeper that in big moments makes big saves.
“Saves you think ‘wow he should not have saved that, he’s kept us in the game there’. Over the past three or four months, Travs is coming into the realms of making big saves at big moments and Saturday was a massive save. That’s not just Saturday. That’s happened over the course of it.
“I’m very pleased with Travs, he’s done brilliant, he’s developed brilliantly.”
Having also impressed at Premier League level prior to joining Middlesbrough on loan, Travers is exactly the calibre of player Birmingham need to sign to fuel their promotion push, and there is every indication he could be Chris Davies’ first-choice keeper on a long-term basis.