Birmingham City sign former Liverpool star and ex-Tottenham ace in January mega transfer window prediction
Birmingham City could look to bolster their squad in the January transfer window
Birmingham City were one of the busiest teams in the EFL when it came to summer business. The Blues splashed out a combined total of £10m on new signings and recouped approximately £1.2m in terms of player sales. It gave them a total net spend of £8.8m which was only topped by fellow newly-promoted side Wrexham, who spent a combined total of £29.2m on reinforcements to prepare them for life in the second tier.
Birmingham are still gelling together as a team at this stage but have definitely shown signs of promise with notable victories over the likes of Swansea City, Oxford United and Blackburn Rovers. They are amongst the favourites for back-to-back promotions this year and are backed by an highly ambitious ownership group, who have laid out their aspirations to reach the promised land of the Premier League.
Birmingham have certainly made their mark on the transfer window since returning to the second tier - and that pattern is highly likely to continue in January if the right opportunities present themselves. With that in mind, we asked AI to predict what might happen at St Andrew’s in January 2026 - and this was its intriguing response.
Birmingham City sign former Liverpool ace in AI January rebuild
AI’s Grok tool has tipped Birmingham City to make a bold approach to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The former Liverpool and Arsenal midfielder is currently without a club after being released by Turkish side Besiktas. The 35-time England international, who last featured for the Three Lions in 2019, played 18 times in Turkey’s top-flight last term and actually showed renewed signs of form before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s exit and the intriguing decision by the club to terminate his contract early.
Still aged only 32, Oxlade-Chamberlain can play a variety of different roles in midfield, both as a winger and through the centre and could be the type of player to help boost the team’s promotion push.
Similarly, Dele Alli, aged 29, finds himself without a club. He played just one match last season for Como in Serie A and has struggled with a combination of injuries and personal issues off the pitch. He’s a two-time PFA Young Player of the Year winner and was once regarded as one of the most feared attacking midfield playmakers in Europe. Both would likely demand big wages but could potentially prove to be real coups if Chris Davies can get them anywhere near their best.
44-time international could leave Blues after limited first team minutes
AI believes experienced striker Lyndon Dykes could seek a new challenge away from the West Midlands in the January transfer window despite firing in the winner against Swansea City in dramatic fashion recently. The 44-time Scottish international is yet to start in the league and has struggled for minutes amid strong competition from Kyogo Furuhashi, Jay Stansfield and Marvin Ducksch among others.
Winger Tyler Roberts, who is currently on loan at League One side Mansfield Town, could potentially be sold on a permanent basis while Keshi Anderson could also depart for more regular first team minutes along with Bristol Rovers loanee Alfie Chang and young goalkeeper Brad Mayo.