According to freelance Sports Journalist Tom Heslop on Twitter, Birmingham City are considering making a shock summer swoop for Aston Villa striker Scott Hogan, rated at £6.3m by Transfermarkt, and their fans were quick to react to the rumour on the social media platform.
Blues boss Garry Monk, who reportedly also wants to be reunited with a 6ft 3in star he signed in 2015, will surely be looking for a goalscorer this summer if he is to lead the Midlands outfit up the Championship table during the 2018/19 campaign, and Hogan would fit the bill even though things haven’t quite gone for him at Villa Park.
The 26-year-old netted 21 goals in 36 games for Brentford to earn his move to Steve Bruce’s side, but he has just 10 goals in 54 games for them having struggled with injury and to find form.
The Republic of Ireland international is one of players that Villa could move on this summer due to their financial issues, but his likely price tag and wage demands could well be a stretch for Birmingham.
We asked their fans to vote on our poll to see whether they would want their club to splash the cash to bring Hogan to St Andrew’s, and a slight majority 55% said they would.
It is clear to see that Birmingham need a boost to their firepower ahead of the new season, and it will be interesting to see who Monk targets, and how much the club are willing to back him in the transfer market.
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