' City to make a fresh bid,But Brum will fight to keep him '

Blues face fight to keep Tom Adeyemi as Cardiff renew interest
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Tuesday Aug 05, 2014

By Colin Tattum
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Birmingham City transfer news: Cardiff set for fresh bid for Tom Adeyemi

Birmingham City face a battle to keep Tom Adeyemi after renewed interest from Cardiff City.

It is believed that the 22-year-old has handed in a transfer request.

Blues are expected to make a formal statement on the issue today.

But Lee Clark and the club have been landed with a major, unsettling problem just days before Blues get their Championship campaign underway.

The relegated Bluebirds came in for Adeyemi earlier in the summer but Blues fended them off.

However, with ex-Blues midfielder Jordon Mutch on the verge of completing a £6 million transfer to QPR, the Welsh side have returned.

Adeyemi was signed on a Bosman from Norwich City last summer and Clark made him a key figure in his team.

Adeyemi’s strong performances, particularly in the first half of the campaign before he became niggled with back and hamstring injuries, were impressive.


And he ended up being named the club’s young player-of-the-season.

A fortnight ago Clark, perhaps part mindful of the interest, announced that Adeyemi would be Blues new vice-captain, replacing Jonathan Spector.

He spoke about how Adeyemi was a future Blues skipper and even managerial material once his playing days were over.

And in Paul Robinson’s absence due to injury, Adeyemi captained Blues in their final two friendlies.

But now Clark’s preparations for the opening match at Middlesbrough have been thrown into disarray, and on the back of such an encouraging, smooth pre-season too.

At Blues photocall on Monday at St Andrew’s, he revealed that he had selected his line-up for the trip to Teesside.

But whether he will now have to reconsider an apparently want away player, or be able to hold onto Adeyemi, has become a thorny subject.

Cardiff, who return to Championship action at Blackburn Rovers on Friday, are also losing Gary Medel to Inter Milan and are set to bank £25 million in transfer fees once their current outgoing business is concluded.

Sky
Tuesday 5th August 2014

Birmingham City has received a transfer request from midfielder Tom Adeyemi.
A formal offer from an unnamed Sky Bet Championship club for the 22-year-old has also today been rejected.

The club will now meet with the player's representatives to discuss the transfer request further.

The club has no further comment to make.

gathering momentum

UPDATED: Blues reject Tom Adeyemi transfer request

Tuesday Aug 05, 2014

by Colin Tattum

Tom Adeyemi hands in transfer request as Cardiff make new bid for Blues star,but Blues reject his request.

Nice for the shoe to be on the other foot for a change after all.the crap with inter and Medel all summer and dont forget Birmingham have done it to us when they used to be a big club and they come after Roger Johnson and ruined his career so lets get some pay back and keep on their case with Adayemi now he sounds like a decent young player

They did it to us with Rowan Vine and Marcus Bent in the past.

How did that work out for them I wonder?

If we want him and it sounds like he wants us then he is ours

they've got no money, if we give them a few more quid they will sell no doubt, never heard of the lad but its always exiting to sign any young player

The brum fans on twitter are turning on him , so its only a matter of time and money. So I expect him to be on the bench for us Friday, with another new signing . Also a loanee coming in next week.

The brum fans on twitter are turning on him , so its only a matter of time and money. So I expect him to be on the bench for us Friday, with another new signing . Also a loanee coming in next week.

sign him up Ole

UPDATED: Blues reject Tom Adeyemi transfer request

Tuesday Aug 05, 2014

by Colin Tattum

Tom Adeyemi hands in transfer request as Cardiff make new bid for Blues star,but Blues reject his request.

We will get him, now we have moved on the big boys, Ole will get all his targets

What's his twitter username?

What's his twitter username?

Good idea.....