Birmingham City ‘in talks’ to sign Hannibal Mejbri from Manchester United

Birmingham City are reportedly closing in on the signing of Hannibal Mejbri from Manchester United.

According to The Athletic, the 19-year-old has attracted interest from a number of Championship clubs after an impressive pre-season with Erik Ten-Hag’s side, but Blues are said to be winning the race to sign the attacking midfielder on loan.

The report states that Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion have also shown an interest in the Tunisia international. The youngster has made three first team apearances for United, after joing moving to Old Trafford from Monaco for £9.3 million in 2019.

Blues hold Watford at St Andrew’s

Ken Sema’s second half goal earned a point for newly relegated Watford during Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw at St Andrew’s.

18-year-old midfielder George Hall opened the scoring for Blues in the first half, before Sema’s second half strike earned the Hornets a point.

Following the game, Birmingham head coach John Eustace believes 18-year-old England Under-18s international midfielder Hall, who scored on his second start, is destined for the top.

Eustace said: “George has been exceptional since I’ve been here. He’s a top young player and he’s going to have a massive future,” said Eustace.

“He took his goal really well. He was up against fantastic players but he stood up to the plate and I was very pleased for him. He’s been brilliant since we came in during pre-season. We’ve given him the confidence that these young players are going to play.”

Eustace was satisfied with a point after Saturday’s defeat at Cardiff.

“I was delighted with the result and the performance,” he added. “I asked for a reaction from Saturday and we certainly got that.

“The lads were outstanding and I was very proud of them.”

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