Latest Birmingham City news from BirminghamLive includes a rundown of first team players’ contracts at St Andrew’s
With no fewer than eleven players with contracts expiring in 2024, Birmingham City is expected to have another busy summer of transfer activity.
Six months from now, contracts for first team regulars John Ruddy, Kevin Long, Ivan Sunjic, Keshi Anderson, and Scott Hogan will expire. The contracts of seasoned players Lukas Jutkiewicz, Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner, and Neil Etheridge expire in July.
After being given the go-ahead by owners Knighthead last month, Wayne Rooney is anticipated to spearhead a rebuilding of the Blues’ roster in the upcoming transfer windows. Rooney’s rebuild will unavoidably need the Blues to release a few of their players who are not under contract.
Numerous unsigned players are bound by expensive pre-pandemic contracts awarded by former CEO Xuandong Ren before to Blues’ downfall. See here for the Blues’ contract expiration dates.
2024
The following players have options: Neil Etheridge, John Ruddy, Marc Roberts, Kevin Long, Nico Gordon, Marcel Oakley, Ivan Sunjic, Gary Gardner, Keshi Anderson, Scott Hogan, and Lukas Jutkiewicz.
Seven of those who won’t have contracts expiring in the summer are over thirty. The Blues are anticipated to release a number of the aforementioned players, even if some, like Keshi Anderson, who joined the team on a free transfer in July, have options to extend.
Ivan Sunjic, 26, has been one of the Blues’ most vital players this year, but if he wants to stay on into the summer, he’ll probably have to take a big pay cut. Since turning 30, seasoned goalie Ruddy has only had short-term contracts, but if he makes an impression on Rooney, he might stay.
2025
Juninho Bacuna, Koji Miyoshi, and Jordan James (with option).
2026
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