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Kwame Poku is being targeted by Birmingham City<\/p>\nA clutch of clubs, including Birmingham City, want to sign Kwame Poku after his Peterborough United contract expiresKwame Poku is being targeted by Birmingham City<\/p>\n
Birmingham City are among a number of clubs keen to sign Kwame Poku this summer after the winger\u2019s Peterborough United exit.<\/p>\n
Poku has been a stand-out player for Posh in recent years and registered 20 goal contributions \u2013 12 goals and eight assists \u2013 in just 27 League One matches last season to earn a place in the Team of the Year.<\/p>\n
There has been speculation over his future for some time and Blues are long-term admirers of the Ghana international.<\/p>\n
Poku is out of contract and free to find a new club.. However, because Poku won’t turn 24 until the middle of August, Blues<\/a> and other English sides would have to agree a fee with Peterborough to avoid a tribunal.<\/p>\n Here is how the land lies\u2026<\/p>\n Blues’ stance on Poku<\/strong><\/p>\n It is no secret that Blues have followed Poku for a while. They took a shine to Poku, Ephron Mason-Clark – who has since joined Coventry City – and defender Ronnie Edwards a couple of years ago after a friendly at Peterborough.<\/p>\n Blues looked into signing Poku last summer but they were put off by Peterborough’s asking price.<\/p>\n Twelve months on, Blues want to add Poku to their attacking arsenal for the Championship. The club are mindful of overpaying though and BirminghamLive<\/strong> understands reports that Blues have offered the winger a contract worth \u00a330,000 per week are wide of the mark.<\/p>\n The latest from Barry Fry<\/strong><\/p>\n Peterborough United\u2019s director of football Barry Fry \u2013 a former Blues manager, of course \u2013 would like to see Poku move to Championship-bound Blues.<\/p>\n He said: “Birmingham<\/a> wanted Kwame last summer. Eight clubs wanted Kwame in January. They all wanted him instantly to help promotion pushes, but he was injured so that was a non-starter.<\/p>\n \u201cI know of 12 clubs who now want him, but according to his agent there are 26 clubs at home and abroad after Kwame. Obviously if he moves abroad that\u2019s not good news for us.<\/p>\n “In my opinion Birmingham<\/a> will make him an offer others won\u2019t be able to match, but his agent seems to think Birmingham won\u2019t be challenging for promotion next season whereas I do. I\u2019ve met the owner and he\u2019s incredibly ambitious.\u201d<\/p>\n The loophole that might cost Blues<\/strong><\/p>\n Poku reportedly has interest from Scottish duo Celtic and Rangers, plus other teams abroad. That is a problem for Peterborough and Blues.<\/p>\n Due to UEFA’s compensation rules, Peterborough would be entitled to a fraction of the fee that they will bank if Poku joins another English club. That applies to Celtic and Rangers too who can take advantage of the cross-border compensation rules to bag Poku on the cheap.<\/p>\n That could lead to bigger wages for Poku overseas and even a hefty signing-on fee, putting Blues and other interested Championship clubs at a slight disadvantage.<\/p>\n How much will he cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n Peterborough would likely ask for in excess of \u00a33m after their owner Darragh MacAnthony claimed to have rejected a deal worth up to \u00a36m – \u00a33m up front and \u00a33m in add-ons – for Poku at the end of the January transfer window.<\/p>\n It is worth avoiding the lottery of a tribunal and the good relations between the decision makers at Blues and Peterborough suggests that would be the case if Poku chooses a move to St Andrew’s.<\/p>\n Explaining Peterborough’s stance on it, Fry said: \u201cKwame is entitled to sign a contract with a new club, but that club would then have to come to us to agree a fee. If we can\u2019t agree then it would go to a tribunal, but I\u2019ve heard there is an eight-to-nine month backlog which is bad news for us. Kwame would be entitled to play for his new club before the compensation fee is set.<\/p>\n “We believe it doesn\u2019t matter who signs him, it would be in that club\u2019s interest to agree a fee without the need for a tribunal. I have written offers in the millions for Kwame which all counts towards a judgement, but if we go to a tribunal the other club would offer tuppence and we\u2019d ask for \u00a310million and we\u2019d then see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n Would you be happy to see him at St Andrew’s? Let us know what you think below<\/a> RECORD-BREAKING Birmingham City are back in the Championship.<\/p>\n Chris Davies’ side passed the 100-point mark on their way to taking the League One title this season.<\/p>\n And this Birmingham Mail promotion special<\/a> charts the brilliant Blues’ path to glory, with match-by-match analysis, reaction, comment, brilliant celebration pictures and a Champions poster in the middle pages.<\/p>\n![\"Peterborough](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_Birmingham-City-v-Peterborough-United-Vertu-Trophy-Final-Wembley-Stadium.jpg\")
Peterborough United’s Kwame Poku (right) and Birmingham City’s Tomoki Iwata(Image: PA)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_BIRMINGHAM-CITY-PROMOTION-1.jpg\")
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