Birmingham rekindle Piquionne move after striker dumps them out of Cup

09 March 2010 10:55
Hotshot: Piquionne scores against Birmingham[LNB]Portsmouth's FA Cup hero Frederic Piquionne is being tracked by the man he helped dump out of the competition - Birmingham manager Alex McLeish. [LNB]Piquionne is on loan at Fratton Park from French side Lyon and McLeish would need to stump up £3million to sign the striker on a permanent basis in the summer.[LNB] The Blues boss had tried to buy the striker in the January transfer window but failed after Pompey and Lyon were unable to agree on ending his season-long loan, says The Mirror. [LNB]Piquionne fired Portsmouth to a Wembley cup semi-final after netting twice in a 2-0 win over McLeish's men on Saturday.[LNB] And it seems his second strike - a fine solo run followed by a cool finish under Joe Hart - has convinced McLeish to make another move for the forward.  [LNB] GRAHAM POLL: Liam Ridgewell's 'goal' shows that it's time for bumbling Blatter to cross the linePortsmouth 2 Birmingham 0: See you back at Wembley Harry!BIRMINGHAM CITY FC

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