Birmingham City Rival Championship Club for £4.5m Striker

Ambitious League One side Birmingham City are also keen as they continue their big shopping spree. However, the player is unlikely to progress to tier three at this stage, according to Alan Nixon.

Ugbo began his career at Chelsea, progressing through the academy, enjoying loan spells at Barnsley, MK Dons, Scunthorpe United, Roda FC and Cercle Brugge, before leaving the Premier League side permanently for Genk.

He then linked up with Troyes, initially on loan, before making the deal permanent in 2022. He has since had loan spells with Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday.

Can Big Spending Birmingham do it again?

The Blues have not been afraid to rival Championship clubs for signings this window and have already secured the talents of Alfie May, Willum Willumson, Emil Hansson and Marc Leonard, among others, who could all play in the second tier or above up.

However, this move may be a step beyond their reach. With Wednesday already having a relationship with the player, if they can agree a fee he is likely to return to the Championship to extend his stay. However, if Birmingham can sweeten the deal and convince him to drop back into the third tier, he could be another top-quality attacking addition.