Six signings Birmingham City could make in the summer transfer window

Waltzing their way to the League One title in comprehensive fashion and even shattering the Football League points record in the process, Birmingham City turn their attentions to the Championship and early signs suggest they could be a team to look out for next term.

The Blues made the headlines last summer with a lavish spending spree that saw them obliterate the third tier transfer record with the marquee addition of Jay Stansfield.

Naturally drawing the ire of other fanbases, Birmingham lived up to their pre-season billing as favourites with Chris Davies' outfit racking up 34 wins on their path to an astonishing 111 points.

Birmingham will not be content with just reintegrating themselves into the Championship next season and the club's chairman, Tom Wagner, has made no secret of their ambition to end what will be a 15-year absence from the Premier League by next May.

A catalogue of rumours have already began to circulate and we've taken a look at the players who could be playing their football at St Andrew's in the 2025/26 campaign.

Kwame Poku

Birmingham's long-term interest in Kwame Poku is well-documented as the Peterborough United wing wizard has been on the club's radar for well over a year.

Davies' squad is noticeably lacking in the winger department and there's no doubting Poku would make for an excellent acquisition on the right flank.

Poku's contract with the Posh is set to expire at the end of June and inevitably a substantial queue has formed for his services, which features Scottish Premiership giants Celtic and Rangers.

The 23-year-old Ghanaian registered 12 goals and eight assists during a campaign in which he missed three months after undergoing surgery on a hamstring injury.

Birmingham's relationship with professed Bluenose and Peterborough director of football Barry Fry provides them with a slight advantage in negotiations but recent reports suggest the Blues' pursuit of Poku has been hindered by the influence of the player's agent.

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Reinforcing Birmingham's creative ranks is a top priority for the newly promoted club and the mooted availability of Jesurun Rak-Sakyi presents the Blues with an enticing transfer opportunity.

The 22-year-old spent the 2024/25 season on loan at Sheffield United where he contributed seven goals and two assists.

According to reports, Crystal Palace are willing to listen to offers for the winger, who is capable of operating on either flank and presents a dynamic option for his future employers.

Ben Davies

Ben Davies' fruitful partnership with Christoph Klarer was the cornerstone of Birmingham's defensive solidity and there is the possibility that the Rangers loanee returns to St Andrew's on a permanent basis.

Despite the arrival of Phil Neumann from Hannover on a pre-contract agreement, Birmingham still require depth in the centre-back department with Dion Sanderson expected to depart the club.

A left-footed centre-back is a valuable commodity and the presence of Davies presents Blues boss Davies with the luxury of altering to a defensive three formation which would enable Ethan Laird and Alex Cochrane to maraud forward on the flank.

Guarantees over minutes and Davies' substantial wages are likely to be a stumbling block, but the 29-year-old proved he can be a vital component in Birmingham's progression.

Kanya Fujimoto

Birmingham's cohort of east Asian players were imperative to the club's success as Paik Seung-ho and Tomoki Iwata forged a dynamic partnership in the engine room of Davies' midfield.

Latest reports suggest the Blues are keen to add another Japanese midfielder to their ranks with Gil Vicente's Kanya Fujimoto understood to be on their radar.

Fujimoto registered 10 goal involvements in the 2024/25 Liga Portugal and, like the aforementioned players, is out of contract in the coming weeks.

Director of football Craig Gardner is eager to refine Birmingham's creative ranks and a technically supreme No.10 would certainly tick one of his boxes as the club aim to provide competition for Willum Willumsson.

Go Ahead Eagles starlet Jakob Breum, a former team-mate of Willumsson's at the Dutch outfit, has also been mooted and Birmingham will not be afraid to make future forays into the Benelux market.

Richard Kone

Despite revamping their forward line last summer with the captures of Stansfield, Alfie May and Lyndon Dykes, a new striker will be on Gardner's wishlist.

The retirement of Lukas Jutkiewicz leaves a void in the attacking department and while the presence of Dykes provides Davies with an alternative attacking outlet, the Blues would benefit massively from a forward who is a powerful runner and possesses excellent hold-up play.

Now this is a bold suggestion but Birmingham could spend considerably more on a far less complete package than Richard Kone.

The Wycombe Wanderers striker made the transition from 15th tier Athletic Newham to League One like a duck to water, netting 18 goals in an exceptional breakthrough campaign.

He was the subject of a rejected £6m bid from Luton Town in January but given Wycombe's failure to win promotion, the Chairboys' resolve has weakened considerably and a catalogue of top end Championship outfits are lurking.

Debate remains as to what is Stansfield's best position, with the former Fulham frontman rotating between the leading striker and a left wing role, but a player of Kone's calibre and bearing would enable Stansfield to flourish.

Teddy Sharman-Lowe

As a whole, Birmingham's defensive numbers were mightily impressive but when you analyse the statistics when Ryan Allsop was present between the sticks, you're looking at an entirely different beast.

The Birmingham-born goalkeeper kept more clean sheets than goals conceded and Allsop was pivotal to Davies' possession blueprint with his impeccable range of passing.

It would be extremely harsh if Allsop were to be dropped following the season he's produced. However, it's evident that the Blues must futureproof their goalkeeping department, especially with Bailey Peacock-Farrell doing little to inspire confidence.

Links to Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers have surfaced of late, but an understudy to Allsop may be most beneficial and Chelsea youngster Teddy Sharman-Lowe certainly complies with the Blues' ambitious criteria.

Evolving into a crucial component in Doncaster's League Two title success, Grant McCann kept faith with the 22-year-old following an unconvincing start and was rewarded.

Chelsea are reportedly in the process of extending Sharman-Lowe's contract with the view to sending him on another loan, but the Premier League club may be tempted into a sale if the right offer emerged.