Bialkowski-Chasing Birmingham Under Transfer Embargo - Ipswich Town News
Birmingham City’s pursuit of Blues keeper Bartosz Bialkowski looks to have come to an abrupt end - for the moment at least - with the Midlanders reportedly having been hit by a Financial Fair Play transfer embargo.
The embargo relates to last summer’s spending which saw Birmingham sign 13 players.
According to almajir.net, they had been placed under a ‘soft embargo’ designed to give them time to address the FFP situation, however, the EFL’s deadlines for them to do so passed without a resolution having been reached and they have now been given a formal embargo.
The development leaves recently recruited Danish left-back Kristian Pedersen in limbo with his Bosman signing from Union Berlin having been confirmed by the club but with the EFL refusing to register him.
Earlier, TWTD reported that the Blues had turned down a £2.75 million offer from Birmingham for Bialkowski. Given the embargo, as things stand, their attempt to land the Polish international - and any of manager Garry Monk’s other summer targets - would appear to be over.
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