Birmingham boss McLeish still on hunt for new recruits

Alex McLeish may have missed out on Charles N'Zogbia, but is still keen to bring fresh faces to Birmingham.

The Blues boss has spent much of the summer scouting potential new recruits, however, he has so far added just two to his squad.

Ben Foster and Nikola Zigic have been drafted in, but their arrivals have only served to cover the departures of last season's loan stars Joe Hart and Christian Benitez.

McLeish told Sky Sports News: "That one looks as if it is dead at the moment. I'm not saying totally dead, but it looks like a difficult one, given the asking prices. Whether we can go to that level I'm not so sure, so maybe that's for another day.

"We are looking at three or four other situations. We haven't improved the squad, we have just kept it at the same level. You consider Nikola coming in and Foster coming in to replace the two guys. You might say Nikola is far more experienced at the top level than Chucho, but he has got to prove that he can be as effective."

He added: "There are a lot of names we have been linked with and some are half-true and some are very much flyers. I don't want to say yes or no to certain names that have been mentioned.

"N'Zogbia is one I can mention because we have put a bid in there, but as for the others I don't think that it is right I should answer until we have got something over the line.

"It only serves to disappoint, certainly the supporters, if we don't get some of the names we have been linked with into St Andrews. We will pull out the stops and try and bring a bit of added quality."

 
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