Birmingham City have a new transfer priority after addressing three positions

Birmingham City are looking for their fifth signing of the summer transfer window a month after the start of League One.

The Blues have made a strong start under new manager Chris Davies with the signings of Ryan Allsop, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Alfie May and Emil Hansson. Davies has already called for patience as the Blues search for players they can carry over the next few years.

He said: “We are proactive and we are doing business to bring in players to help us, but at the same time we have to understand that it will take time to put together the team that will be, not just a team that will be. he’s staying with us for one season, but hopefully two or three.”

But what should the Blues’ priority be now? Our writers have highlighted the area they believe is most pressing for Davies and the club’s recruitment team.

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Alex Dicken

The Blues went about their business in the correct order. Sorting out the goalkeeping department after the exits of John Ruddy and Neil Etheridge was essential. Considering the way the Blues want to play from now on, everything starts with the goalkeeper and it was smart to prioritize that position before the others.

His May signing was also important. Yes, he’s 31 and hasn’t played in the Championship, but the Blues have almost guaranteed a source of goals by poaching one of League One’s best marksmen. Emil Hansson, meanwhile, is a luxury the Blues can afford in the area of ​​the pitch where they are best supplied.

There is only one area where the Blues are very light and that is at centre-back. The Blues only have one complete centre-back in Dion Sanderson as we are still unsure where Davies sees Krystian Bielik going forward.

The Blues tried to make up for their defensive deficit with a move for Mike Eerdhuijzen, but the deal fell through. Eerdhuijzen’s profile – a 6ft 4in, left-footed centre-back who is comfortable in possession – is perfect.

He is not the only such player and the Blues will no doubt scour the market for an alternative. In my view, this is the player they should sign next.

Brian Dick

Two Championship-standard goalkeepers, the league’s top scorer and a really exciting winger from the Eredivisie – it was a good start. But a beginning is all it was, and one position above all others stands out as needing attention. Central defender.

Marc Roberts is gone, Emanuel Aiwu won’t be back, Kevin Long’s departure a mistake in a litany of mistakes that belong to a closed chapter. All of which leaves Dion Sanderson and his rehab in the eyes of Blues fans and not much in the middle of the defense.

At least not if you’re either skeptical Krystian Bielik will stay at the club or be deployed at centre-half. He is currently listed as a midfielder on the Blues website. Links with Connor Goldson – who caught the eye of Steven Gerard in Saudi Arabia – are unlikely to come to fruition, but at least suggest the Blues are looking for an experienced, no-nonsense centre-back, and so it should be.

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