Source: Daily_Mail
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish falls short with £1.6m bid for Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie
Birmingham have failed in a 'ridiculous' £1.6million bid to sign Nigeria World Cup striker Peter Odemwingie from Lokomotiv Moscow. [LNB]The 28-year-old was put on the market before the tournament in South Africa, with Lokomotiv looking asking about £8.5m for a player with just a year left on his current contract. [LNB]Everton, Fulham and French teams have also shown interest in Odemwingie, but Birmingham are the only team to table a former bid. [LNB] Cough up: Odemwingie will not be allowed to leave his club on the cheap[LNB]Lokomotiv president Nikolay Naumov said: 'The offer from Birmingham of €2m (£1.6m) seemed ridiculous to us.' [LNB]Odemwingie is keen to test himself in England and believes his club must lower their asking price to a more realistic level. [LNB]Lokomotiv had considered offering him in part-exchange for Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, but have been told that the Russia striker now wants to stay in England after mulling his future this summer. [LNB]Lokomotiv have responded by offering Odemwingie a new contract. [LNB] Birmingham rejoin race for Standard Liege striker Dieumerci MbokaniBirmingham turn attention to Wallace after Fulham reject Konchesky bidFC Tokyo's Yuto Nagatomo eyeing a Blues cruise as Birmingham ready bidSouth Africa striker Mphela eyeing up summer switch to BirminghamBIRMINGHAM CITY FC
