Source: Daily_Mail
Birmingham and West Bromwich battle to sign Moussa Dembele
Birmingham are facing competition from West Brom for AZ Alkmaar striker Moussa Dembele. [LNB]The Baggies are understood to have joined Blues in holding talks with the 23-year-old, who is rated in the £5million bracket. [LNB]City boss Alex McLeish is convinced Dembele will provide the kind of extra quality he is looking to add to his team. [LNB] Transfer tussle: Dembele (left) is wanted by Birmingham and West Bromwich[LNB]He said: 'Dembele is top quality but I'm advertising him to everyone else by speaking about him. [LNB]'It's difficult when someone has got options and he is a top player. The player maybe knows as well. [LNB]'Some perhaps have a little self doubt but the very top players don't have that. [LNB] HAVE YOUR SAY... Who do you want your club to bring in before the new season kicks off? The new football season starts in just a few weeks and teams are gearing up by rebuilding their squads. A number of leading stars - including Man City's Craig Bellamy (right) - are likely to move. So, ahead of the upcoming campaign, who do you want your side to bring in? TELL US WHAT YOU THINK 'To bring in those kind of guys, to attract those kind of players to Birmingham, obviously there's a lot of money involved and, at times, big wage demands. [LNB]'But that's the ambitions I have and I would like to try and attract quality to this football team, enhance the quality factor in the team we already have.'[LNB]Dembele claimed on Thursday that Birmingham had provided him with his most concrete offer to date. [LNB]Albion are also interested in signing Aston Villa full-back Nicky Shorey, who is one of half a dozen players made available for transfer. [LNB]Shorey joined Villa from Reading two years ago but has struggled to command a regular spot and last season had a spell on loan at Nottingham Forest. [LNB] West Brom to rescue Nicky Shorey from his Aston Villa nightmareSign up to our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prize money up for grabsSorry if I cheated you, Birmingham, says Savage, as he admits strike actionWest Brom boosted as Marek Cech vows to be fit for Premier League openerBIRMINGHAM CITY FC
