Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish has confirmed Austrian striker Marc Janko is a target for his January transfer kitty of £:40m. Red Bull Salzburg hit-man Janko, who has previously been linked with Bolton, Celtic and Fulham, is one player who is on McLeish's radar.

"Janko is on a real hot goalscoring streak," McLeish told the Birmingham Mail. "He has a big presence.

"He's maybe not yet the same kind of level as Peter Crouch, he's trying to be that kind of player.

"These players like him are out there, but can we get them to come to the club? That's the question."

Wolfsburg duo Edin Dzeko and Grafite, along with Hoffenheim pair Vedad Ibisevic and Chinedu Obasi, have also been mooted as targets for McLeish.

He added: "If we get to an Everton status in years to come then we could entice the Dzekos of this world.

"There are some hidden gems out there who won't cost lots of pennies, but you're probably looking at £15million for Dzeko, Grafite £10million. The Hoffenheim strikers would probably cost £10million plus as well."