McLeish enters new contract talks with Birmingham chiefs

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:39

Alex McLeish has entered new contract talks with Birmingham City.

McLeish has led City to eighth in the Premier League but is one of the division's lowest-paid bosses - on about £750,000 a year.

He still has 18 months left on his current deal but Yeung and City's vice-chairman Peter Pannu met McLeish on Monday to open negotiations.

McLeish said: "It's OK saying 'Here are all the bonuses in the world' but without players I can't bring success no matter how hard I try.

"It doesn't matter what bonuses the board offer, I still couldn't do more than I already do.

"The board need to be assured they will never get anything less from me, but I can't do it without investment."

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