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Birmingham in transfer talks with two targets

December 31, 2010
Alex McLeish will be on the prowl for talent in January © Getty Images
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Alex McLeish will put the accent on quality rather than quantity when he looks to bolster his Birmingham squad during the January transfer window.

McLeish has held talks with club owner Carson Yeung's right-hand man, Peter Pannu, regarding his strategy for next month. The former Scotland boss would not reveal whether he is satisfied or not with the budget at his disposal.

But a striker is a priority for McLeish who has already been linked with Robbie Keane, Ryan Babel and Jay Bothroyd. He will look for someone with special talent rather than just buy players to bolster the back-up strength of his squad.

McLeish said: "We've got some targets and we are working on them. We brought in a specialist number one in Ben Foster last summer and he has performed extremely well. Now we are looking for specialists in other positions.

"What I think you can do sometimes is buy four or five players when one of real quality would do. That's what we're trying to identify. We've got some targets and we are working on them. We're in talks about one or two things.''

Asked whether he was happy with what he heard in his meeting with Pannu, McLeish added: "You want me to say I'm not happy? I'm not going to say I'm not happy. We're working together, needless to say, and we will continue to work together.

"We will need to wait and see how much the players cost and everything. If it's too rich, it's too rich.''

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