Birmingham City transfer news: City ‘lining up’ move for Portsmouth midfielder, Blues could use striker in Derby County swap deal

The latest round of Championship fixtures concludes tomorrow when Coventry City face West Brom in the last match before Christmas.

The division returns on December 26 and 27 with a full card of matches including Birmingham City against Burnley. Those games come just days before the January transfer window is set to open in 2023 and clubs across the country can start buying and selling players once again. Here are the EFL Championship transfer rumours making the headlines on Tuesday morning:

Cardiff City, Coventry City and Huddersfield Town are all keen on signing midfielder Connor Ronan from Wolves in the January transfer window (Football League World)

Sunderland have slapped a £10million price tag on Ross Stewart amidst interest from Scottish giants Rangers as well as Championship rivals Middlesbrough and Swansea City (Sunderland Echo)

James Scott is the latest Hull City player to have been given permission to seek a move away from the MKM Stadium, according to boss Liam Rosenior (Hull Live)

Championship club Preston North End are reportedly interested in signing Liverpool talent Bobby Clark on loan in January, with the 17-year-old only moving to Anfield last year (HITC)

Former QPR defender Anton Ferdinand claims ex-boss Alan Pardew blocked a £4 million move which would have seen him join Barcelona in 2006 while he was with West Ham (TalkSPORT)

Crystal Palace’s Jesurun Rak-Sakyi could be on the move once the January transfer window opens with Millwall reportedly interested in taking the youngster on loan (Football.London)

Birmingham City are willing to use striker Sam Cosgrove as part of a deal to buy Krystian Bielik from Derby County on a permanent basis (Football League World)

Birmingham City are lining up a move for Portsmouth midfielder Jay Mingi with his contract at Fratton Park set to come to an end next summer after Pompey initially triggered a 12-month extension in May (Birmingham Live)

AFC Bournemouth have reportedly joined the race to sign Bristol City wonderkid Alex Scott, who is said to be valued at £10 million, with Leeds United and Tottenham previously being linked with the Championship youngster (HITC)