Birmingham captain Lee Carsley sees Carson Yeung's takeover as the ideal opportunity for the Blue to move on to the 'next level'.

Yeung's Grandtop International Holdings investment company recently completed the formalities of their £81.5million purchase of the St Andrews outfit.

Carsley told the club's official website: "I have said before that footballers are quite selfish, as long as they are playing and doing well, they are pretty much oblivious to what's going on off the pitch.

"Last week was a bit different with the new owner and all the staff coming down to the training ground to introduce themselves to the players.

"They've brought along an optimism whereby things are going to improve in terms of our spending power.

"It's important that we keep improving and keep moving forward and when they came down to see us they were really enthusiastic and excited about the prospect of taking the club onto the next level.

"I think definitely, 100 per cent, it's a positive thing for the club and I'm putting my faith in them and I hope everyone else is."