How do Birmingham City approach January transfer window after huge summer investment

A look at how Blues will go about their business.

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00:00Charlie, looking at Birmingham City and obviously a massive bit of investment in the summer

00:05has got them doing so well in League One. They want to make sure that this is a campaign

00:10that they go straight back up to the Championship from and they can start fresh. You know, we've

00:14mentioned before the quality throughout this side and the quality that some of the new

00:19faces have also brought into Birmingham City so far this season. Just looking ahead to

00:25January, I mean, is it an important window for Blues? I mean, there's so much investment

00:32gone into that summer window that you might look at this January and think, could they

00:37sort of use it as a bit of a future window and look to try and get some more Championship

00:41quality in for if they are to be promoted? How do you sort of see them going about their

00:46business in January and how important is the window in general for Birmingham City?

00:51I think we'll see the spending continue, just not the rate it was in the summer, because

00:55that would just be insane, really, wouldn't it? It'd be unsustainable. And we've never

00:59seen this level of spending in League One before, even the Championship, it's unheard

01:03of. So they can't carry on at that rate, especially some of the likes of Jay Stansfield for over

01:08£12 million. You can't keep spending that kind of money. But they are going to address

01:12a few areas, I'm sure of it. There'll be a few players exiting the door as well. Maybe

01:17someone like Deion Sanderson, who was the former captain and then had his drink driving

01:21allegations, lost his captaincy, has since fallen down the pecking order defensively

01:25as well. Could he be on the way out? They might be able to scoop a million or two for

01:29him, if they're lucky, probably a bit less than that. Could they then replace him with

01:33a different centre-back? There've been talks of Phil Newman from Hanover. He's been impressing

01:38in the Bundesliga too. Not missed a single minute this season for the German club and

01:42he's six foot four inches tall, but also incredibly quick.

01:47Micky van der Ven comparisons come to mind. I know he's not anywhere near that kind of

01:51level, but in terms of his physique and his pace, he could have similar qualities. That

01:57centre-back area, it's been a bit touch and go. Christian Bielek and Christophe Clara

02:01formed a nice partnership, but both have had the odd injury worry here and there. Ben Davies

02:06has stepped in well, the player on loan from Rangers, but once again, if he gets injured,

02:11they need someone else to fill in. They definitely need it, Blues. It's more of a want than an

02:18ease, but when they've got so much cash available to them, why not address it, is my opinion

02:23on that one.

02:24Yeah, and just looking at Blues' goals, there hasn't been an out-and-out scorer this season

02:31for them. Do you think maybe that's an area they could also improve on?

02:35I think it's just about finding the right combinations. They've got so many options

02:38up front and a sack of midfield out on the wing as well. Typically, the left winger plays

02:44a bit wider and stays a bit wider for Chris Davies. The right winger tucks in a little

02:48bit more. They've got some great combinations and some high-quality players. It's just about

02:53finding the right kind of combinations. Lyndon Dykes and Jay Stansfield, they've got to share

03:00their minutes as well as Alfie May. You've got Keshi Anderson, Willem Willemsen all trying

03:04to get in the team as well. They don't need any new additions. It's just about getting

03:07the best out of their current crop.