Advice from pundits: “Buying their way” Birmingham City will trail Ipswich Town in January.
With 29 points after 12 games, Birmingham City, a team from the West Midlands, is leading the league standings. The team has had a strong start to League One.
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Due to their unprecedented buying binge, the Blues were the clear favourites to be promoted at the start of the 2024–2025 season. According to The Athletic, the club allegedly spent between £20 and £25 million on players, while their current pay cost is more than £16 million.
The team led by Chris Davies will try to emulate the success of Ipswich Town, who went from League One to the Premier League in two seasons thanks to consecutive promotions.
The West Midlands team is allegedly prepared to make another attempt to sign Phil Neumann of Hannover 96 in the January transfer window.
Birmingham City is considering the Championship already.
Although Birmingham were relegated from the Championship last season, there was an air of positivity around the club heading into the new League One season. What separated the Blues from the rest of the division was their ability to flex their financial muscles. The West Midlands club smashed the League One transfer record in signing Jay Stansfield for more than £10m, as per BBC Sport. Carlton Palmer believes that Birmingham City are already thinking about life back in the Championship and are buying their way out of League One.
“Birmingham City sit top of League One, and are hell-bent on getting back to the Championship at the first attempt,” Palmer exclusively told Football League World. “They’re already thinking about life in the Championship. They sit three points clear, 29 points, four points clear of the playoff positions. You could say that they’re buying their way out of the league. They’ve already spent nearly £30 million pounds in the summer.”
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