Ex-England star raises Birmingham City PSR concern and makes bold Premier League prediction

Birmingham City drew 1-1 away at Wrexham last Friday in their latest Championship outing. Patrick Roberts got their goal in the second half against the Red Dragons at the Racecourse Ground. The Blues head into the international break positioned in 16th place in the table after their first nine fixtures.

Chris Davies’ side are three points off the play-offs and six above the drop zone. They were promoted from League One last season and smashed the record points tally in the process. The Midlands outfit are back in action on Saturday 18th October with a home clash against Hull City.

Birmingham City backed to reach the Premier League amid PSR concern

Former Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers and England striker Alan Shearer has backed Birmingham to reach the Premier League in the future. He also believes Wrexham could make the step up to the top flight down the line as well. However, he has raised PSR concerns for the pair.

Shearer has said, as per Birmingham Live: "Ryan Reynolds and Tom Brady are chasing the dream of Premier League football, I guess. They're looking at huge football clubs which Wrexham and Birmingham are to try and chase the dream of getting to the promised land.

“Certainly, in Ryan Reynolds' view, they're closer to it than they thought they would be. They're not far away now albeit I don't think they'll get promoted this season, but they all want a bit of the Premier League because wherever you are, it's remarkable. I think they will both be in the Premier League in the near future, I do.”

He added: “If they continue to invest like they have done, how they get around PSR is a different matter, but they look at clubs who have been drifting, but look at the history, how big they are and how big they can become in the area that they're in.

“And both Birmingham and Wrexham are huge. There's a chance to grow them even bigger and there's also a chance they get what they want and reach the Premier League."

Birmingham City’s stuttering form

Birmingham will want to find some more consistency with their results. They have won only one in their last six outings and that was via a last-gasp Lyndon Dykes goal against Swansea City. Therefore, they need to start picking up some more points.

Davies was picked as their head coach last year following their relegation from the second tier. Prior to his move, he had spells as the number two with the likes of Celtic, Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur. He got the job done with ease last term but could start feeling the pressure soon if results don’t improve.

The Blues were very busy on the recruitment front over the summer. They splashed big money to bolster their ranks. The likes of Kyogo Furuhashi, Demarai Gray and Bright Osayi-Samuel joined them, among others, to strengthen their squad.

Birmingham’s next opponents Hull are just above them in the table on goal difference. The Tigers beat Sheffield United 1-0 last time out. David Akintola scored their winner against the Blades.