Yes, Birmingham are in desperate need of reinforcements to strengthen their squad or they will be back in the Championship after a season.

The Birminghamers are naturally reluctant to return to the Championship and will want to stay in the Premier League for a long time.

Of course, Birmingham's chairman, Yang Ka Shing, has higher goals, and he hopes that the Birmingham team will not only stay in the Premier League, but also be competitive and strive to enter the European competition.

Before the Birmingham team was assembled for the new season, Yang Jiacheng called Birmingham head coach Alex McLeish to his office.

In the office, Yang Jiacheng patted the table and said: "Give me your transfer of 30 million pounds this season, I hope you can use the current foundation to build a competitive team, relegation is a task that must be completed, and we can have more pursuits on top of relegation!" ”

Alex McLeish was shocked, he didn't expect Yang Jiacheng to have such great ambitions. Instantly, Alex McLeish was excited, who wouldn't want to work under such an ambitious boss?

As a head coach, no one wants to be relegated every year, everyone is willing to chase the championship, Alex McLeish is no exception, and he is very excited to hear Yang Jiacheng's words.

£30 million is nothing for a club like Manchester United and Chelsea, and it may be a drop in the bucket, and it can't even buy a third of Cristiano Ronaldo. But this is already a huge amount of money for a promotion horse like Birmingham City, and for a team in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.

With so much money, Alex McLeish is now full of confidence, and he began to look for the players he needs in the transfer market.

In fact, Alex McLeish had already planned before this, if it was just relegation, the current lineup of the Birmingham team was actually not bad, the only thing that was not strong was the goalkeeper position, of course, it would be good to have another back.

Of course, if there is a higher pursuit above the relegation, then there are still quite a lot of places for the Birmingham team to have surgery.

The goalkeeper has to bring in one, the centre-back and the full-back should also bring in one each, the midfield is the most operational, and the only person who is really competitive in the midfield of the Birmingham team is Sebastian Larsson, Lee Carsley looks a little reluctant, let alone the others.

The forward line is relatively strong in the Birmingham team, and this forward line is more than enough to cope with relegation, but if you want to have better results, it is best to add a faster striker to cooperate with Dongfangchen, so that the forward line of the Birmingham team is perfect.

After all, Kevin Phillips is old, and Jemmro and others are okay to play in the Championship, and if they play in the Premier League, they are actually at the level of substitutes.

In other words, if the Birmingham team is to remain somewhat competitive, the Birmingham team now need to bring in at least one goalkeeper, two defenders, three midfielders, one striker, seven men.

£30 million, a draw for four million pounds, four million pounds can still buy some competitive players.

Therefore, at this time, Alex McLeish was not very anxious, which called food in his hands, and his heart was not panicked, and he began to look for his prey in the transfer market.

Alex McLeish is well aware of his target range, at the moment the Birmingham team doesn't have to think about those star players at all, they can't join Birmingham at all, and Birmingham can't afford to spend money, so Alex McLeish has set his sights on players who are cheap and practical, and of course it would be better if it was some free players, so that they have more money to buy some slightly bigger players.

First of all, McLeish is thinking about the goalkeeper position, Mike Taylor is not very reassuring, this guy can be comparable to England international James when he is in good form, but the butter hand who is not in form is comparable to Butters, and even better than Butters.

Mike Taylor is better against a Championship striker, but if he is against a Premier League striker, it's hanging. As for the substitute goalkeepers, it's just the level of the substitutes, and now you have to find a goalkeeper.

But the position of the goalkeeper is difficult to recruit, and now the value of the better goalkeepers in the world is very high, and they are already being targeted by many giant teams, so it is still difficult for some small teams to find a good goalkeeper.

There are still a few goalkeepers that Alex McLeish is looking at, such as Green, Joe Hart and other young goalkeepers. But now that Green is firmly positioned at West Ham United, Alex McLeish doesn't have much of a chance.

So, now Alex McLeish has his eye on Joe Hart, and Alex McLeish immediately made an offer to Manchester City, and McLeish made an offer of £3 million in the hope of bringing in the young goalkeeper.

However, the Manchester City team didn't think about it, and directly rejected the Birmingham team, and the Manchester City team also replied: "Joe is our non-sale, he is our future, we will not sell him!" ”

Seeing such an answer, Alex McLeish sighed, sure enough, the good goalkeepers have been targeted, and at this time, Alex McLeish had to shift the target.

At this time, Alex McLeish fell in love with the young goalkeeper again, his name is Kasper Schmeichel, yes, the son of the famous Danish star Peter Sumeichel, the talented goalkeeper, who once set a record of 350 minutes without conceding a goal at the age of 21.

The reason why Alex McLeish didn't take Kasper Schmeichel to heart at the beginning was Caspar Schmeichel's height, which is only 181cm tall, which is very disadvantageous in the goalkeeper position.

However, Kasper Schmeichel's goal-line skills are very good, and without Green and Joe Hart, Alex McLeish has set his sights on Kasper Schmeichel in the hope of bringing in the goalkeeper.

Just as Alex McLeish was preparing to make an offer for Kasper Schmeichel for Manchester City, word came from Manchester City, claiming that Joe Hart would not be sold but could be loaned to Birmingham City for a season.

The news disrupted Alex McLeish's plans, who had already made up his mind to bring in Kasper Schmeichel, was hesitant to see Joe Hart come out.

At this time, Alex Macleish learned that Dongfang Chen had come to England, and Alex Macleish immediately found Dongfang Chen, Dongfang Chen is the most relied on player of the Birmingham club now, in terms of team building, Alex MacLeish still wants to hear Dongfang Chen's opinion, he is not an arbitrary person.

When Alex Macleish came to the door, Dongfang Chen was a little surprised, he didn't expect Alex Macleish to come back to him, and when he heard the reason why Alex Macleish came to him, he was stunned again.

Dongfang Chen didn't expect Alex Macleish to consult him on these issues, and Dongfang Chen was a little flattered. He could feel Alex McLeish and the Birmingham team looking for him, and he was grateful.

After learning Alex McLeish's question, Dongfang Chen thought for a while and said, "In this case, why don't we take both?" ”

Alex McLeish was shocked: "Take both? ”

Dongfang Chen nodded and said, "Yes, take both!" Joe Hart is undoubtedly very strong and he has a very good future ahead of him, and I am confident that Joe Hart will be able to play in the main team now that he is in the Birmingham team. But we can't keep such players at all, Manchester City is not stupid, they will definitely only rent and not sell! ”

Alex McLeish listened to this and nodded slightly.

Dongfang Chen continued: "So, we only have Joe Hart for one season at most. Caspar Schmeichel is different, we were able to buy him out. After a season, I think he'll be able to take over his brother Joe Hart's class. This season, let Kasper Schmeichel play Joe Hart as a substitute, learn a little experience from Joe Hart, and next season, when Joe Hart leaves, he will be straightened out. ”

Listening to Dongfang Chen's words, Alex McLeish felt that it was feasible, and it was a very good way, so that it could really solve the goalkeeper's stubborn problem.

Alex McLeish suddenly added: "Will Manchester City agree to play Kasper Schmeichel?" ”

Dongfang Chen smiled and said, "Definitely!" Because now Manchester City have firmly used Joe Hart, Kasper Schmeichel can only play Joe Hart as a substitute even if he stays, Kasper Schmeichel is definitely unwilling, I think he himself understands this, he will choose to leave. ”

Listening to Dongfang Chen's words, Alex McLeish nodded, and he said, "Okay, then let's take both of them." ”

Seeing Alex McLeish's decision, Dongfang Chen didn't speak, just nodded.

Then Alex McLeish added: "You don't have anything else to recommend?" ”

Dongfang Chen thought about it and felt that there was nothing worth recommending, so he said: "I don't have this by my side, it's mainly up to the boss." ”

Alex McLeish nodded immediately, stayed for a while, and Alex Macleish immediately said goodbye to Dongfang Chen.

When Alex McLeish returned to the club, he first accepted a loan offer from Manchester City for Joe Hart, with the Birmingham side only having to pay Joe Hart's salary.

After finalising Joe Hart's loan, Alex McLeish proposed the idea of bringing in Kasper Schmeichel to Manchester City, much to the surprise of Manchester City, who did not expect that after taking Joe Hart, Birmingham would bring in Kasper Schmeichel.

At this time, Kasper Schmeichel also had the intention of leaving, and after Manchester City selected Joe Hart, he naturally did not pay attention to Kasper Schmeichel, and they agreed to Kasper Schmeichel's transfer request.

But they don't want to sell Kasper Schmeichel to the Birmingham team, because they are afraid that the Birmingham team will not give Joe Hart a chance to train after bringing in Kasper Schmeichel, and Joe Hart will sit on the bench for a season when he arrives at Birmingham, so there is no point in loaning.

Alex McLeish was aware of Manchester City's concerns, and he immediately told the City side of his intention to discuss with Dongchen, claiming that they were willing to include this clause in their contract, and they showed the utmost sincerity.

After learning of Birmingham's plans, Manchester City considered it and agreed to Birmingham's request to bring in Kasper Schmeichel, albeit with an offer of £2 million.

Alex McLeish felt the price was a bit high, so he began to negotiate with Manchester City, and Birmingham eventually brought in Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel from Manchester City for £1.7 million.