Ben Davies played 44 games on loan at Birmingham City from Rangers last season
Ben Davies enjoyed a successful loan at Birmingham City from Rangers
Ben Davies has returned to Rangers after completing his loan spell at Birmingham City and now faces an uncertain future.
Blues are keen to re-sign Davies, 29, on a permanent basis but a number of things will need to fall into place for that to happen.
The managerial situation at Rangers must be cleared up first. Ex-Blues midfielder Barry Ferguson has been in interim charge at Ibrox since Philippe Clement was sacked in February and a permanent successor hasn’t yet been appointed.
Once that is done, the futures of Davies and Kieran Dowell – the other Rangers loanee Blues would like to bring back permanently – can be decided.
What is Davies’ situation at Rangers?
Davies only has 12 months remaining on his contract at Ibrox which means that this is Rangers’ last chance to make money on the defender.
Rangers paid Liverpool a reported £4million to sign Davies but they will have to take a big hit on that to sell him to Blues.
What has Davies said?
Usually, when a loan player whose contract doesn’t include an option nor obligation is asked whether they would like to sign for that club permanently, they straight bat the question and say very little.
Ben Davies did the exact opposite when he was asked if he would like his loan move to be made permanent at the end of March.
Davies said: “I’m going to work here till the summer then see what my agent says. I’m really enjoying it here so if the opportunity arose I’d consider it seriously.
“But it’s not really my decision at the minute so I’m going to wait and then see what’s happening.”
Davies has made an impression
The defender has been talked up as a leader by his colleagues and he forged an excellent partnership at the back with Christoph Klarer.
Blues kept clean sheets in exactly half of Davies’ 44 matches last season and conceded just 25 goals with him on the pitch.
Klarer commented: “I’ve spent most of my time with Ben and we’ve complimented each other very well. You can see Ben has played at a higher level and he will play at a higher level for the rest of his career.
“It has been a joy to be with Ben on and off the pitch because he’s such a likeable and professional character, so that makes it easier for me to play next to him.”
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