Birmingham City’s hopes of signing an attacking player from a huge club fell through right at the end of the summer transfer window.

The Blues were beaten 2-0 away to Leicester City last Friday, suffering their first defeat of the season in the Championship, following a good start to the season.

Birmingham manager Chris Davies was a frustrated figure after the game, failing to hide his disappointment at the performance his team produced.

In terms of deadline day dealings, the boss wanted two new wide players, with Sunderland winger Patrick Roberts sealing a late move to St Andrew’s.

But the Blues’ other target fell through at the final hurdle.

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Writing on X, journalist Raman Bhardwaj has reported that Birmingham missed out on signing Celtic attacker Hyun-jun Yang at the eleventh hour on deadline day, just before the window slammed shut.

Not signing Yang was an undoubted blow for the Blues, who know they need as much quality as possible in their efforts to secure back-to-back promotions and return to the Premier League.

The South Korean could have proved to be an excellent addition for Birmingham, with Celtic teammate Arne Engels speaking positively about him in the past.

“It was just unbelievable. I’m really happy for him. Yang is always training at 100%. A really amazing performance from him.”

Still, Davies should be in positive spirits about Birmingham’s hopes of impressing this season, having made some significant summer additions, from Kyogo Furuhashi to Marvin Ducksch.

Kyogo Furuhashi

Rennes

£7.7m

Marvin Ducksch

Werder Bremen

£1.7m

Taylor Gardner-Hickman

Bristol City

£1.5m

Alfons Sampsted

FC Twente

£1.2m

Bright Osayi-Samuel

Fenerbahce

free transfer

Kanya Fujimoto

Gil Vicente

free transfer

Demarai Gray

Al-Ettifaq

free transfer

Phil Neumann

Hannover 96

free transfer

Tommy Doyle

Wolves

loan

Eiran Cashin

Brighton

loan

James Beadle

Brighton

loan

Lewis Koumas

Liverpool

loan

It will be fascinating to see how the Blues fare in the coming months, and there is always a chance to strengthen further when the January transfer window arrives.