Source: Team_Talk
Jerome urges Larsson to be true blue
Jerome signed a new three-year contract last week, with a further two-year option after that, and it is believed a similar offer is on the table for winger Larsson.
The Swede's future has been up in the air ever since the club's relegation from the Premier League in 2008, when a contract offer was left unsigned as the club battled their way to an immediate return to the top flight.
Despite promotion, the 24-year-old is still believed to be mulling over a new deal, but Jerome has stressed his desire to see his team-mate commit.
"Everyone would like to see Seb commit his future to the club," Jerome told the Birmingham Mail.
"He's still a young lad as well, he's learning his game and I think he's settled in Birmingham now.
"Everyone gets on with him around the training ground, the fans like him and he's a good lad.
"He's the sort of player you want in your squad, you don't want to lose his quality. He's got it in abundance. At the same time, the deal has got to be right for him.
"If he can agree terms, then I can't see why he wouldn't want to sign."
Manager Alex McLeish has been busy in the transfer market this summer with the additions of experienced midfield duo Barry Ferguson and Lee Bowyer plus new deals for several promising youngsters.
"The club definitely seems to be going in the right direction," said Jerome.
"They seem to be investing in some younger lads, and Seb falls into that category too. People shouldn't expect him to sign any deal for the sake of it.
''He's got to be happy if he's going to commit for a number of years, he's got to be certain that this is the place he wants to be and I'm sure it is and that in time he will sign.
"Seb is the sort who just gets on with his football and he won't let it affect him. He works hard in training and in games, he really does run himself into the ground.
"It's the same situation as with me. I just let things take care of themselves and I'm sure in due course he will sign."
Jerome, a former England Under-21 international, has scored 26 goals in 123 appearances, and has been used up front and on the wing during his time at St Andrew's.
The 22-year-old has become an important player for the club since
his move from Cardiff in 2006, and he admits that leaving never entered his thoughts.
"I always wanted to stay here," he insisted. "There was no rush about it, we took our time to talk and we came to a conclusion that both parties were happy with.
"We just had to put it to bed. There was never really any doubt that I would want out or anything like that.
"If the worst-case scenario happened, that we didn't agree terms, I was still under contract and I would still have played giving my best, like I always do."
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