Birmingham City’s ambitious owners, Knighthead Capital Management, will intend to flex their financial muscles once more during this month’s mid-season transfer window in an effort to bolster Chris Davies’ squad and provide the necessary boost for a fresh promotion push in the latter stages of the campaign following a mixed return to the Championship.

A second consecutive summer of lavish, eye-catching spending, including the signings of Marvin Ducksch, Kyogo Furuhashi, and Demarai Gray, to name a few, saw Birmingham widely tipped to challenge for consecutive promotions from League One to the Premier League following last season’s dominant title-winning third-tier success.

Internal and external expectations are great, but Birmingham has yet to deliver. Davies’ team has struggled for consistency and is currently 14th after 26 games, but they are only seven points away from the play-offs and will seek to increase their chances of executing a charge by completing a slew of moves during the rest of the month.

It’s going to be a busy month for Blues in terms of both incomings and outgoings, as they look to complete the loan signing of Girona midfielder Jhon Solis, while Kai Wagner has had an impressive start to his career with the promotion hopefuls after joining from Philadelphia Union.

Abdoulie Manneh has also been linked with a headline-grabbing move, but a surprising twist in the winger’s proposed transfer has now been disclosed, dealing a big blow to St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park.

Huge Abdoulie Manneh and Birmingham City transfer twist surfaces

Football League World can now exclusively reveal that Birmingham’s bid for Manneh has fallen through, despite the highly-rated winger being slated to fly in for a medical yesterday to finalize his move from Swedish top-flight club Mjallby.

For the time being, it is unclear whether the breakdown concerns Manneh, his club, or the sum involved, which is also unknown but will not have come cheap for Blues after the mooted deal was initially announced by sister title GIVEMESPORT.

Finally, FLW learns that an eleventh-hour stumbling block has produced problems, and there is now a big stalemate, which means that, unless a significant and quick turnaround can be achieved, the move for the 21-year-old is off the table and will not be reconsidered.

This will allow Birmingham to pursue other targets, with director of football Craig Gardner said to be hesitant to postpone any transactions as he aims to oversee a lucrative mid-season buying spree.

The one-cap Gambia international wide-man, who made his senior debut with an impressive hat-trick against the Seychelles in November, emerged as one of the most promising Allsvenkan prospects for the 2025 season, with seven goals and three assists from 28 appearances luring Birmingham to make a move for him.

However, it appears like a deal for Manneh has fallen through, and Birmingham will suck their wounds before focusing on other options.

Lewis Koumas update comes amid Birmingham City and Abdoulie Manneh deal twist.

The breakdown of Manneh’s move to Birmingham is expected to have an impact on the immediate future of on-loan Liverpool winger Lewis Koumas, who had been due to return to Anfield early after a mixed term with the Blues.

According to FLW, the fresh update may delay the expiration of Koumas’ loan arrangement, as Davies does not want to leave himself short ahead of the Blues’ next triple-header against Swansea City, Sheffield Wednesday, and Stoke.