SM
Newcastle vs. West Ham: 13 hrs 6 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Harry Redknapp: 'Birmingham City rejected £10m Che Adams bid'

:Headline: Harry Redknapp: 'Birmingham City rejected £10m Che Adams bid': ID:307284: from db_amp
Birmingham City manager Harry Redknapp claims that the club turned down a £10m bid for Che Adams in the summer.

Birmingham City manager Harry Redknapp has claimed that the club turned down an offer of £10m for young striker Che Adams in the closing stages of the summer transfer window.

The 21-year-old was heavily pursued by Derby County - managed by ex-Birmingham boss Gary Rowett - over the summer, with a reported bid of £3m being rejected early in August.

Adams subsequently signed a new five-year deal with the Blues, and Redknapp insists that the youngster was always destined to stay at St Andrew's.

"We turned down £10m for Che on the transfer deadline," he told talkSPORT. "If it's not public who it's from I wouldn't want to talk about that, but we did have a bid of that figure. We didn't want to sell him.

"We are building a team here, the owners are ambitious for this club. They are looking to build a team going forward that can get in the Premier League, that's the ambition of the club, that's my ambition, to take this club into the Premier League.

"Che has to buy into that as well. It is a good club and if he can help take us to where we want to go that's fantastic. It was a great offer but we are not a selling club. Birmingham now, with the owners, are not a selling club.

"They want to keep good players and build a squad around the good young players and build a team - it was never an option to sell him."

Adams joined Birmingham from Sheffield United last summer and went on to score seven goals in 42 appearances in his debut campaign.

amp_article__307284 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2017-09-19 10:10:07:
html db last update - 2017-09-19 10:10:07 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Che Adams

Click here for more stories about Birmingham City

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe15112235181735
2Wrexham1694325111431
3Stockport CountyStockport1786329171230
4Birmingham CityBirmingham1493226151130
5Huddersfield TownHuddersfield158252315826
6Barnsley167542420426
7Lincoln CityLincoln167542320326
8Reading158252422226
9Bolton WanderersBolton158252425-126
10Mansfield TownMansfield147342016424
11Exeter CityExeter157261413123
12Peterborough UnitedPeterborough166373229321
13Bristol Rovers166371721-421
14Charlton AthleticCharlton155461617-119
15Stevenage165471116-519
16Northampton TownNorthampton164661821-318
17Wigan AthleticWigan154561312117
18Rotherham UnitedRotherham164571419-517
19Blackpool164572230-817
20Crawley TownCrawley174491527-1216
21Leyton Orient154381418-415
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge153391324-1112
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1632111629-1311
24Burton Albion151591528-138
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .