Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish is planning a January raid on Celtic for wing wizard Aiden McGeady.

The Scottish Sun says the former Rangers boss is tracking Celtic idol McGeady with a view to tabling an offer of £8 million which Hoops chiefs will find hard to reject.

McGeady has also been linked with giants such as Spurs and Bayern Munich.

McLeish is delighted that City's takeover will see him handed funding beyond his dreams.

But in an interview yesterday on BBC Five Live he said: "We have to be prudent. It's one thing being given large amounts of money, it's another spending it wisely."