'Medical passed' by Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town target to seal League One transfer
A League One attacker has passed a medical ahead of a hijacked transfer.
Birmingham City are nearing the signing of Charlton Athletic striker Alfie May, Birmingham World understands.
The 30-year-old was set to join fellow League One title challengers Huddersfield Town but Blues stepped in to perform an impressive hijack. A fee of around £800,000 was agreed with Charlton, beating the Terriers’ offer. May, who has already passed his medical, will sign a three-year contract.
It’s a significant deal as Birmingham seek to guarantee goals in the English third tier following their relegation from the Sky Bet Championship. Centre-forward was a position of immediate concern after the exits of Jay Stansfield and Scott Hogan but signing May will ease those worries.
May, formerly of Billericay, Corinthian, Chatham, Bromley, Erith & Belvede, Farnborough and Hythe, was quite the late bloomer having emerged from non-league. The talisman has flourished at a higher level in recent seasons, though, as he has netted over 20 goals in three successive League One campaigns.
Charlton, losing May to new divisional rivals Blues, will have enjoyed just one season of the attacker leading the line at The Valley. In total, May has scored 73 goals in 204 League One appearances. He’s also netted 17 in 72 League Two games, as well as 11 in 21 FA Cup fixtures.
Birmingham to complete two other transfers
Blues are enjoying a busy start to the summer window, with goalkeeping duo Ryan Allsop and Bailey Peacock-Farrell already signed. Two more are on the way, too, with Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Marc Leonard reportedly closing in on a £450,000 transfer, while Dutch central defender Mike Eerdhuijzen is nearing a move from Sparta Rotterdam.