Birmingham City have launched a bid to sign Rennes defender Mikayil Faye, according to the Daily Mail.
Birmingham City are keen on landing the Ligue 1 man before the end of the transfer window if they can. BCFC have until the deadline on Monday 1st September to complete any incoming or outgoing bits of business.
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Faye, 21, joined Rennes in August last year from Barcelona. He penned a four-year deal with the French club and made 11 league appearances for them last season.
In this latest update regarding his situation this summer, the Daily Mail claim the Blues have made an offer for him. The report adds that Premier League teams are also assessing his situation.
Birmingham City boss Chris Davies said last month that they still have some work to do on the recruitment front, BirminghamLive: “We’ve made a start obviously, signed a few players in a week. They all sort of came in a flurry, so that was positive. But we had to replace I think six or seven players who left, so you naturally have to replace them with six or seven players, that’s normal. And yeah, I think we’ve still got work to do, definitely, but that’s an ongoing process.”
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Birmingham City launch Mikayil Faye bid
Birmingham City could see Faye as someone to boost their defensive department. If he joined, he would give BCFC more competition and depth at the back.
The Senegal international, who has one cap under his belt, has a bright future ahead of him. He is still young and has potential to get better in the future.
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Faye signed for Barcelona back in 2023 but never played a first-team game for the La Liga giants. Instead, he was a key player for their B team before he was given the green light to head out the exit door on a permanent basis to Rennes.
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What now for Birmingham City?
Birmingham City will wait to see if Rennes accept their proposal for Faye. BCFC don’t appear to have stopped on the transfer front just yet.
The Blues have been busy over recent months. They have brought in the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi, Tommy Doyle and James Beadle to bolster their ranks, among many others.
Davies’ side are back in action this weekend in the Championship with a home clash against Oxford United as they look to get some more points on the board. They drew 1-1 with Ipswich Town in their first game before they won 2-1 away at Blackburn Rovers last time out with Jay Stansfield and Lyndon Dykes on the scoresheet.
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