Birmingham City makes Shehu Abdullahi enquiry

Birmingham City have made an enquiry to sign

Anorthosis Famagusta’s Shehu Abdullahi

according to a report from the Daily Mail .
The Blues have had a nightmarish first half to the

season. Despite this year being one of their most

promising in years considering all the money that was

invested into the side, they have really struggled and are

currently at the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship. But

despite their recent problems, head coach Steve Cotterill

is being trusted to spend money in the January transfer

window to try and turn things around at St Andrews.

And one of the players Cotterill is looking to sign is

Abdullahi who is currently plying his trade in Cyprus

for Anorthosis Famagusta. He has been impressive in

the Cypriot First Division for them but has always been

great on the international scene, with the 24-year-old

defender being crucial to Nigeria qualifying for next

year’s World Cup in Russia. But in order to secure his

place there he may need to play in a league with a better

reputation and a move to Birmingham may help him.

But while the Blues have enquired about Abdullahi and

could end up costing them £500K, there are other teams

said to be interested in making a move for him. Both

Freiburg in Germany and Trabzonspor in Turkey are also

considering making a move for the defender and could

be fierce competition for Birmingham. But the Blues do

have some money to spend and could potentially outbid

them should it come to that.