Birmingham City Boss Alex McLeish Admits Michel Interest

Birmingham's manager says he is interested in bringing the Spanish midfielder to St.Andrews, but admits it is far from a done deal...

Aug 6, 2009 11:55:02 AM

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Alex McLeish, Nationalcoach of Scotland (AFP)
Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish has confirmed his interest in Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel after he was spotted next to the Spaniard's agent in the crowd during a pre-season friendly in the Basque country.

Further progress could be made this weekend on the proposed deal as Birmingham entertain Gijon at St.Andrews in a friendly, when more talks are expected to take place.
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"I’ve watched the guy, I don’t think that’s any secret. My identity was exposed in Spain the other night," McLeish told The Birmingham Mail.

"We’ve had Michel and a number of other players under scrutiny over the summer but there is nothing cast in stone with anybody yet."

The Blues boss also re-iterated that Michel was not the only player interesting him on the eve of the new Premier League season.

"He’s a decent player. But, as I said, there are others on the radar. It’s not cut and dried the board will give me money for that.

"But I certainly feel that we do need an injection of players for certain positions, midfield being one of them."

John Silk, Goal.com
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