Birmingham City confirm major agreement for Leeds United transfer target

Paik Seung-ho has committed his future to Birmingham, putting pen to paper on a new deal that runs until June 2028.

The South Korea international has been rewarded for his outstanding form in League One with significantly improved terms, in turn brushing away interest from the Championship.

Leeds and Sheffield United were both keen on signing Paik in the summer as they made contact with Blues over a potential deal. Sunderland were interested last winter, too, but Birmingham edged in ahead of the Black Cats.

It’s been a terrific start to life at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park for Paik, who has built on a decent end to last season with an almost perfect beginning to the new campaign. The 27-year-old has missed merely two minutes of league action, helping Blues soar up to the summit of the English third-tier standings.

“I am really happy to have signed my new contract with Birmingham. Since the new season started, I feel like we can do something really, really big,” Paik told BluesTV.

“What we are doing every day and how we are playing every game, people can see we are going in a good process, I think. I feel like staying here is good for my career in football.”

Birmingham fans have been anxiously awaiting Paik contract news for a while due to the increasing interest from elsewhere. There’s no wonder why supporters were a little concerned as Paik has been one of the club’s star players this season.

Not only that, but Paik’s midfield partnership with Tomoki Iwata is arguably one of the best in England outside the Premier League, let along just in League One. With Iwata signed on until June 2027, this duo will continue for a while longer yet.