Alex McLeish insists he is committed to remaining at Birmingham after holding contract talks. McLeish has one year to run on his current deal and has insisted that he will not walk away from the Blues. He told the Birmingham Mail: “These things take time but, if we can get it done in the next few weeks, it would obviously give people peace of mind. “One or...

Alex McLeish has claimed that Birmingham City fans will be excited by some of the players the club are trying to sign. Serbia striker Nikola Zigic is on the verge of joining the Blues after flying in for a medical. Other players who have been linked are Paul Konchesky, Carlton Cole and Bobbby Zamora. McLeish said: “There are irons in the fire. We’ve been linked...

Alex McLeish is hoping that he will sign a new deal at Birmingham City very soon. The Scot has twelve months to run on his exisiting deal and wants to remain in charge at St Andrews. “What is the situation with my contract? Peter Pannu has been a little bit busy and my guys (advisors) were a little bit busy before,” said McLeish, who has been at the Birmingham...

Sebastien Larsson’s contract talks with Birmingham City have broken down over wage demands. The Swedish international has twelve months of his existing deal to run at St Andrews and is said to be demanding £30,000-a-week in his new contract. Alex McLeish said in the Daily Mirror: “Whether Seb is going to continue in this vein I don’t know.”

Maik Taylor has agreed a one-year contract with Birmingham, while Keith Fahey is in talks. McLeish said: “Maik has accepted a new deal. I can see him becoming a future coach. “He is nearing the age of 40 but like David James he is in superb condition. “I need Maik to drive Ben and he still has the hunger. I’m sure that he’ll still be in Northern...

Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish admits that he would have signed Roman Pavlyuchenko if the price was right. The Spurs striker was linked with a move to St Andrews during the January transfer window, while he was still out of favour at White Hart Lane but the Blues could not meet Tottenham’s valuation. “I still believe that I was correct not to go ballistic in...

Birmingham have not taken up the option of signing Christian Benitez on a permanent basis. The striker only managed to score four goals in 26 outings for the Blues and will now return to his parent club of Santos Laguana in Mexico. Chucho had a £7million valuation which Alex McLeish felt was too high. McLeish told the Birmingham Mail: “We did have an agreement...

Alex McLeish hopes to stay Birmingham manager for “at least” the next two seasons. McLeish said: “We haven’t really sat down and got into (the contract) as such. There has been no real hurry for it. There are still two games to go, we are not into May yet. “There is plenty of time. People outside seem to be more anxious about getting it done....

Alex McLeish has revealed that Michel is struggling to adapt to life at Birmingham City. The 24-year-old has only started two Premier League games for the Blues and McLeish wants the Spaniard to show some character. “We’ve got to pick Michel up. He’s not in a great moment psychologically from maybe not being in the team, not getting as much game-play...

Alex McLeish praised his Birmingham City players following the 1-1 draw against Liverpool. The result means that the Blues have managed to draw with all of the current top six in the Barclays Premier League at St Andrew’s this season. He said: “I’m delighted with the players’ performances at St Andrew’s this season, and that includes the...