Source: SKY_Sports
McLeish keen to keep Bowyer
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish hopes to sign Lee Bowyer on a permanent deal in the near future.
The midfielder moved to St Andrews on loan from West Ham in January and settled quickly into the Blues squad.
He played a vital role as Birmingham clinched promotion back to the Premier League for next season.
McLeish is already looking ahead to the 2009/10 campaign and is optimistic of pushing through a deal for Bowyer.
The 32-year-old, who has previously spent time at Newcastle and Leeds, would be available on a free transfer.
"We are hoping to sign Lee," McLeish said in the News of the World.
"We are just waiting on answers from him."
