Birmingham rocked by Jerome setback as Larsson frets over new deal

Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome is facing another month out of action after his ankle injury proved to be more serious than initially feared.Setback: Jerome (C) suffered an ankle injury against Pompey and faces another month outJerome suffered the setback during City's opening home Barclays Premier League encounter of the campaign against Portsmouth.The former Cardiff player was expected to be back available within two to three weeks but it will now be early October before he is ready to return.'Jerome has had scans on the troubled area and the news is not great,' manager Alex McLeish confirmed.'It's enough to keep him out for maybe another month. It was one of those ligament-type injuries.'He got a kick on his ankle and heel. It's a blow as Cameron was looking to show us that he's maturing into a Premier League player.'Meanwhile, midfielder Sebastian Larsson admits his hopes of signing a new contract may have to be shelved until the takeover of the club is completed by Carson Yeung.The Sweden international had opened talks with City over a five-year deal.Larsson admitted: 'It's gone kind of quiet since the situation with the sale of the club. I don't know whether anything can be done now (with a new contract). In doubt: Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson fears the club's pending takeover could scupper his hopes of landing a new contract'We were in decent stages of the contract talks but, since all this happened, the club haven't come back with anything.'But let's not worry about because I still have time left on my contract and, until the club come back to me and say they want to do business, I am not going to let it bother me.'  Joe Hart: Winning No 1 Brum battle has inspired me to land England spotFerguson wasn't a failure at Rovers, says Birmingham boss Alex McLeishSouthampton snap up giant defender Jaidi after his release from BirminghamBIRMINGHAM CITY FC

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